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EAM Jaishankar discusses bilateral cooperation with his Qatari counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday discussed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional issues with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during his second visit to the key Gulf nation in a week. Jaishankar met Mohammed, who is also Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister, in Doha, a day after he discussed the global and regional issues, including the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, with Kenya's top leadership. "Good to meet DPM & FM @MBA_AlThani of Qatar in Doha today. Appreciated Qatar's solidarity during the Covid second wave. Discussed our bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional issues," he said in a tweet. Jaishankar arrived in Kenya on Saturday on a three-day visit to strengthen India's relations with the major East African country. He called on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and handed over a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to him. Before visiting Kenya, Jaishankar arrived on his first bilateral visit

Australia ends four Chinese deals on national interest grounds

The new laws give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations that violate the national interest.

French Foreign Minister to visit India, discuss bilateral, int'l issues

Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France will pay an official visit to India from April 13-15, 2021.

India's ties with Maldives poised to take quantum jump: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid

US House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Mike Pompeo over Biden, Ukraine

The subpoena issued by Rep. Eliot Engel demands the top US diplomat provide "all records purportedly dealing with the Bidens and Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings"

Chinese hackers attack defence ministry, many pvt entities like Jio: Report

The sectors that were targeted were telecom, pharma, media companies, smartphone makers, construction, and tyre firms

Looking back: 2019 was a demanding year for foreign policy mandarins

In the backdrop of a geopolitical flux in the region, India also demonstrated a certain degree of assertiveness in handling relations in the neighbourhood, and beyond

The coming crisis in international affairs

Book review of To Build A Better World: Choices to End the Cold War and Create a Global Commonwealth

What is holding up India-US foundational agreements - Part 2

CISMOA & BECA - Held up due to a glaring educational deficit