Inconceivable' that India, Africa don't have permanent UNSC seats

Pushing for United Nations Security Council reforms, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that it was "inconceivable" and "incomprehensible" that India and the African continent......

Chinese FM bats for enhancing ties with India, Russia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Russia, India and China should correctly handle and properly deal with 'sensitive issues' in bilateral ties to safeguard the overall interests of their......

Vajpayee's UN address to focus on terrorism

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 25 is expected to focus on the double standards of the international community in the fight against......

Snooping 'unacceptable': India bluntly tells US

India on Thursday bluntly told the US that surveillance of political leaders and others in India by the American intelligence was "unacceptable" to which the US responded by saying that any......

India blocks China-led investment pact at WTO

India on Wednesday blocked an attempt by a group of WTO countries led by China to push an investment facilitation pact in the agenda of the ministerial conference here, a move which may ensure that......

India to advocate for food security, WTO reforms at upcoming Geneva meeting

Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal is set to attend a two-day meeting from October 23 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, that would focus on finding solutions and giving......

BRICS pitches for using local currencies in international trade

The BRICS nations on Friday underlined the need for using local currencies in international trade and financial transactions besides committing themselves to supporting rule-based open and......

Nepal is 147th member of WTO

Nepal on Friday became the 147th member of the World Trade Organisation with the protocol of accession coming into force.The Fifth WTO Ministerial conference at Cancun in Mexico had approved the......