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Modi’s Moscow trip: India could open 2 additional consulates in Russia
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit to prepare for PM Modi’s visit to Moscow on July 8-9. Discussions included the opening of two new Indian consulates in Russia and strengthening bilateral ties in defense, energy, trade, and connectivity. Modi will receive Russia’s highest state honor, Order of St Andrew the Apostle. Jaishankar also addressed the issue of Indians drafted in the Russian military for the Ukraine conflict.
Jaishankar raises safety of Indian nationals in meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Astana during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. They discussed bilateral relations, noting progress since their last meeting. Jaishankar raised concerns about Indian nationals in conflict zones, urging their safe return. The meeting precedes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Moscow.
PM Modi's visit fits perfectly into Russia's strategic foreign policy, Says Sergey Lavrov
Modi is scheduled to visit Moscow in the second week of July for the annual bilateral summit, which will focus on defence, energy, trade and connectivity partnership. The Russian foreign minister also batted for Russia-India-China (RIC) partnership. "Yevgeny Primakov promoted the idea of multipolarity and created the Russia-India-China troika. It does not meet often, but we are planning to hold an RIC conference. RIC is the progenitor of Brics... It was actually Yevgeny Primakov's idea that the Russia, India and China triangle should become the symbol of the multipolar world, and its core," he said.
'I don't care whether West trusts us…': Lavrov as Putin lays out Russia-Ukraine ceasefire conditions
Days before the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Putin, on June 14, laid out conditions for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Putin said Russia would end the war only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety ...
New Indian envoy meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; discusses high-level bilateral exchanges
India and Russia enhance strategic ties through high-level exchanges. Ambassador Kumar deepens partnerships. Modi supports peace efforts in Russia-Ukraine conflict, invited by Putin and Zelenskyy post Lok Sabha elections.
US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine
Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, said that in 2023 about 90 per cent of Russia's microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used to make missiles, tanks and aircraft.
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Limits to Russia-China strategic partnership
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent visit to China raised eyebrows about the depth of the Beijing-Moscow alliance. Despite appearances, the partnership is more complex than a simple embrace. Russia lacks a formal military alliance with China, maintaining a strong military partnership with India instead. Recent deliveries of warships and Igla-S systems to India underscore this relationship, enhancing India's air defense capabilities. Russia should tread carefully with China, which aims to become the dominant partner, a prospect Moscow finds uncomfortable.
Moscow terror attack: Jaishankar calls Russian foreign minister, conveys India's deepest condolences
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed India's deepest condolences to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the tragic terrorist attack in Moscow, which claimed over 130 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned the attack, expressing solidarity with the victims' families.
Russia's foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Commenting on a US proposal to resume contacts in the sphere of nuclear arms control, Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow has rejected the offer. He said that for such talks to be held, Washington first needs to revise its current policy toward Russia.
Moscow, still one of New Delhi's allies
For India, Russia is a reliable counterbalance against China, despite (read: because of) Moscow's closeness to Beijing. And despite increasing its focus on domestic defence production and other country sources, India still needs Moscow's extra support for at least a couple of decades.
30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Speaking at a meeting of United Russia's Commission on International Cooperation and Support for Compatriots Abroad, Lavrov noted that the inclination of numerous nations to strengthen ties with the BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is understandable, given BRICS operates democratically and with mutual respect.
Jaishankar reaches Russia on a 5-day trip to Moscow & St Petersburg furthering strategic ties
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s five-day visit to Russia amid irritants in India’s ties with the USA comes ahead of Russian Presidential elections on March 17 and is aimed at widening Special and Privileged strategic partnership.
Iran plays peacemaker as it hosts Armenian and Azerbaijan FMs
On Tuesday, Tehran hosted foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for an informal meeting about a month after Baku captured Nagorno-Karabakh that led to the exodus of ethnic Armenians. The informal meeting between Armenian foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov took place in Tehran, said Ani Badalyan, spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) of Armenia.
Russian, North Korean foreign ministers meet amid Western suspicions about weapons transfers
The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea met in Pyongyang to discuss military ties, amidst accusations from the United States that North Korea has been sending munitions to Russia to support its war efforts in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov thanked North Korea for its support in the war on Ukraine and highlighted the strengthening strategic relationship between the two countries.
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the United States and the West for fueling conflicts and obstructing the establishment of a multipolar world order in his speech to the UN General Assembly. He touched upon historical complaints regarding the breakup of the Soviet Union and the support provided by the US and Western allies to Ukraine, but did not discuss the ongoing war in the country.
India’s G20 Presidency an “unqualified success”: Russia
“Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who represented the country at the summit, was given every opportunity to present both Russia's positions and strategic projects. It should be noted that this is the merit of the Indian presidency, which ensured the work of G20 without pressure,” according to one of the Russian officials.
Russia's Sergey Lavrov praises India's G20 presidency
Lavrov also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet in the future. The two had last met in Samarkand in 2022 on the sideline of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
PM Modi likely to meet Sheikh Hasina on Friday on the eve of G20 Summit
Bangladesh is emerging as a link to landlocked Northeast India. Japan, Bangladesh and India have formed a trilateral to connect Northeast India via Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal. India is hopeful that Bangladesh will continue to balance its ties with India and China and clamp down against radicals and extremists, said experts.
Sergey Lavrov meets S Jaishankar to discuss G20 process ahead of the Summit
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar of India and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov met to discuss bilateral cooperation and international organizations, including the G20 Summit. They focused on trade, economic, energy, and financial cooperation, as well as collaboration in transportation. Both ministers expressed a desire for increased coordination in multilateral formats such as the UN, SCO, BRICS, and G20. The meeting is crucial as there are differences between the West and Russia regarding references to Ukraine in joint communiques, with the US indicating it will not compromise on the issue.
EAM Jaishankar, Russian counterpart Lavrov discuss East Asia Summit, G20 issues
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Jakarta to discuss the East Asia Summit and G20 issues. Jaishankar also met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to discuss the same topics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asia Summit in Indonesia.
What's at stake when Turkey's leader meets Putin in a bid to reestablish the Black Sea grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss the possibility of Russia rejoining the Black Sea grain deal. The deal, which allowed millions of tons of grain to be exported from Ukraine despite Russia's war, was broken off by Moscow in July. Erdogan has been vocal about renewing the agreement to avoid a food crisis in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The meeting comes amid close ties between Turkey and Russia, despite their opposing positions in conflicts such as Syria and Libya.
Modi-Putin discuss bilateral ties & Brics; Russia to send its foreign minister to G20 Summit
President Putin also conveyed his inability to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9–10, 2023, and informed that Russia would be represented by the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, the PMO further said.
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