Rezaul H Laskar is the Foreign Affairs Editor at Hindustan Times. His interests include movies and music.
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Modi asks G20 ministers to set aside divisions, focus on challenges
G20 foreign ministers gathered for a meeting in New Delhi on Thursday under the shadow of tensions created by the Ukraine conflict
Published on Mar 02, 2023 12:35 PM IST
Quad foreign ministers to meet in Delhi on March 3
The meeting is being held following Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s decision to travel to India
Published on Mar 02, 2023 09:21 AM IST
Jaishankar meets Antony Blinken, Chinese FM Qin Gang on the sidelines of G20 meet
The meetings assume significance in view of continuing US-China tensions and the dragging military standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control
Updated on Mar 02, 2023 04:37 PM IST
India, Russia review bilateral ties amid division in G20 on Ukraine
External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New Delhi on Wednesday against the backdrop of deep divisions within the G20 over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Published on Mar 02, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Ukraine looms over key G20 meet
New Delhi India on Wednesday called for the G20 to focus on the economic fallout of the Ukraine crisis, especially food and energy security in developing countries, ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers of the group that is set to be divided over condemning Russia’s aggression
Updated on Mar 02, 2023 05:02 AM IST
India tries to keep G20 spotlight on economic fallout of Ukraine crisis
The G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Bengaluru last week ended without consensus on a joint statement because of opposition from China and Russia to the inclusion of two paragraphs condemning the war and criticising Moscow’s actions.
Published on Mar 01, 2023 08:33 PM IST
UK raises BBC searches with Jaishankar, told all entities must comply with law
The British government earlier said it was closely monitoring the searches conducted last month by India’s tax authorities at BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai over three days
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 08:05 PM IST
British, Russian statements highlight divisions ahead of G20 ministers’ meeting
G20 foreign ministers’ meeting is happening against the backdrop of divisions within the grouping of the world’s largest economies over the Ukraine crisis
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 10:42 AM IST
G20 challenge: Reaching a consensus on Ukraine war
The foreign ministers will meet just four days after a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Bengaluru ended without consensus on a joint statement because of opposition from China and Russia to a reference to the Ukraine war in the draft communique
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 09:20 AM IST
India, UAE in talks to boost commercial ties
The UAE is keen on revisiting the bilateral arrangement for flights to help bring down airfares, Alshaali said in an interview
Published on Mar 01, 2023 12:23 AM IST
China foreign minister set to attend G20 meet
Foreign ministers from the world’s largest economies will meet in New Delhi during March 1-2 under the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increasingly tense US-China ties
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 12:34 AM IST
India, UAE working to finalise rupee-dirham arrangement for trade: Envoy
UAE ambassador Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali said the UAE is also keen on revisiting the arrangement for flights to India and introducing flights to more Indian destinations to help bring down airfare
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 08:16 PM IST
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni arriving on India visit, will meet PM Modi on March 2
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be accompanied for her two-day visit by deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani and a high-power business delegation
Updated on Feb 27, 2023 06:43 PM IST
Australian foreign minister Penny Wong to visit India during March 1-2
Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong said her country strongly supports India’s G20 presidency and welcomes India’s ambitious, action oriented G20 agenda
Published on Feb 27, 2023 04:18 PM IST
PM Modi, Scholz discuss Ukraine, G20 presidency
The Ukraine crisis figured extensively in talks on Saturday between visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said that India has insisted the situation be resolved through dialogue and stands ready to contribute to any peace process
Updated on Feb 26, 2023 12:32 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Ukraine crisis figures extensively in Modi-Scholz talks
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that India has insisted the Ukraine situation be resolved through dialogue and stands ready to contribute to any peace process
Published on Feb 25, 2023 08:38 PM IST
‘India ready to contribute to peace process’: PM Modi on Ukraine crisis
India has refrained from public criticism of the Russian invasion, though PM Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting last September that “today’s era is not of war.” India has also abstained on almost all Ukraine-related resolutions at UN bodies
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:19 PM IST
German Chancellor Scholz begins India visit with trade, Ukraine crisis on agenda
This is Scholz’s first visit to India after becoming Germany’s Chancellor last year. It is also the first standalone visit of a German Chancellor since the biennial inter-governmental consultation (IGC) mechanism was established in 2011
Published on Feb 25, 2023 11:43 AM IST
FATF's reminder to Pakistan: ‘Monitoring actions to counter terror financing’
Recent videos that emerged online showed Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin along with armed bodyguards as he led funeral prayers for Bashir Ahmad Peer, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rawalpindi.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:41 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
PM Modi urges G20 leaders to focus on inclusivity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged G20 finance ministers to focus on an “inclusive agenda” as the first ministerial meeting under India’s presidency of the group of largest economies began in Bengaluru under the shadow of the Ukraine conflict.
Updated on Feb 25, 2023 04:46 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
No stepping back from condemnation of Russia in G20 communique, says France
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said the “key point which remains open” in negotiations on the communique to be adopted at the G20 finance ministers meeting is the “wording of the condemnation of the war in Ukraine”
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 10:02 PM IST
India explains why it abstained at UN vote on Ukraine with 3 piercing questions
The non-binding resolution reiterated the demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine”
Updated on Feb 25, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Focus on 'inclusive agenda': PM Modi's address as G20 finance ministers meet
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors (FMCBG) began their two-day meet on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 11:52 AM IST
India abstains from UN General Assembly vote on Ukraine
India has abstained on all three votes so far on the Ukraine crisis at the UN General Assembly since Russia launched the invasion on February 24, 2022
Published on Feb 24, 2023 10:09 AM IST
India's participation for Ukraine peace important: EU envoy, top diplomat to HT
Russia-Ukraine War: EU ambassador Ugo Astuto and Ukrainian chargé d’affaires Ivan Konovalov told HT in a joint interview that Russia could end the crisis by withdrawing its troops from Ukraine and ending hostilities. Excerpts from the interview.
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 12:00 PM IST
Seek India’s support for peaceful resolution: EU, Ukraine envoys
As the Ukraine war enters its second year, the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are looking to India’s active engagement in efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis and to counter the impact on global food and energy prices, including through the G20 process.
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 02:10 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Ukraine dials India ahead of UNGA meet
Yermak said Ukraine is interested in the broadest possible support, particularly from countries of the Global South, for the resolution to be voted on by the UN General Assembly on February 23.
Updated on Feb 23, 2023 01:12 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Ukraine war, China high on agenda for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be given a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan before he and Modi hold discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues
Published on Feb 22, 2023 10:37 PM IST
Adani Group paid in full for Haifa port, eyes other projects, says Israeli envoy
Israeli ambassador Naor Gilon said the sale of Haifa as part of Israel’s divestment of state-owned ports was a “landmark” deal and noted that operating ports is the “bread and butter” of Adani Group
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 08:28 PM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Indian, Chinese officials hold talks on border standoff in Beijing. It’s a first
The WMCC on India-China Border Affairs was activated after the face-off on the Line of Actual Control began in May 2020. Wednesday’s meeting in Beijing is the first in-person meeting of the body since then
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 10:26 PM IST
Rezaul H Laskar & Sutirtho Patranobis
