Xi Jinping set for North Korea visit next week, first since 2019 amid geopolitical strains
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
Rubio told lawmakers that Washington has not seen Chinese military involvement in the Iran crisis while warning about Beijing's expanding economic and political influence across Latin America.
In the age of social media, diplomacy is no longer confined to closed-door meetings, carefully drafted communiqués and formal state dinners. Every gesture, glance, stumble and awkward interaction can now become viral political theatre within minutes.
The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has produced a truce in an otherwise turbulent relationship. It is being presented as a breakthrough moment, but beneath the smiles and handshakes lies an uneasy truth.
On The Statesman Talk podcast with Ananya Dasgupta, BRO DG Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM, talks about the work of the Border Roads Organisation, the infrastructure in border states along the LAC, and much more.
The BRO chief acknowledged that China was building quality infrastructure along the LAC. "Everyone asks this question about China... China is building very good roads. There is no two ways about that," he said.
Trump announced that he would cut tariffs on Chinese goods linked to fentanyl from 20% to 10%. He said the dispute between the US and China had been “settled” and described the meeting as “amazing.”
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will start testing nuclear weapons “immediately” in a break from 33 years of the country's self-restraint.
