Border Diplomacy
The meeting between the foreign ministers of India and China in Kazakhstan marks a significant yet cautious step forward in addressing the longstanding border issues that have plagued the two nations.
The meeting between the foreign ministers of India and China in Kazakhstan marks a significant yet cautious step forward in addressing the longstanding border issues that have plagued the two nations.
Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber on Thursday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to use the country's southern ports in the North-South Corridor for faster and cheaper trade with the world.
Mr Modi said the digital era surely needs more trust and transparency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) countries to accord priority to combating terrorism, cautioning them if left unchecked, the menace can become a major threat to regional and global peace.
Both ministers acknowledged that the prolongation of the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side.
"The discussion focused on the developments in Kazakhstan and joint actions under the CSTO mandate to combat international terrorism, restore order and protect the country's citizens,"
Suffice it to register that Russia has dispatched troops into Kazakhstan to suppress the countrywide uprising after deadly violence had escalated in the tightly-controlled former Soviet state. Dozens of rioters were killed in the main city of Almaty. Thirteen members of the security forces have died. Two were found decapitated.
Modi was talking to the foreign ministers of Central Asia nations--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- when they called on here.
There are reports that India has invited the leaders of the five Central Asian countries as chief guests for the Republic Day parade next year.
Mittal and OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson are in Kazakhstan for the occasion.
