New Delhi: India and Italy on Wednesday held their 10th Joint Defence Committee (JDC) meeting, where they exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific and the security situation and also discussed a wide range of defence industrial and military cooperation-related issues, a Defence Ministry statement said.Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Italy’s Secretary General of Defence and National Armament

New Delhi: Joining the chorus for reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, who is currently on a visit to India, said Minsk would support India’s call for a permanent seat in the world body.Addressing a media briefing in the national capital on Wednesday, the Belarussian Foreign Minister stressed the urgency for reforms in the UNSC, adding

New Delhi: New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, who was on an official visit to India, said on Wednesday that the Pacific community is committed to enhancing ties with India, adding that relationship is already getting stronger."We are here today celebrating the Pacific with our friends from the Pacific community and India. Our Pacific family is committed to enhancing relations with

New Delhi: Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik thanked India for supporting its application for full-fledged membership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), while pressing for a just, fair and multi-polar world order.FM Aleinik was on a three-day visit to India from March 11-13, during which he also held a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. He was addressing a

Port Louis: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday oversaw the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mauritius to enhance cooperation in the financial services sector, information sharing and capacity building to combat corruption and money laundering."In a breakthrough agreement, the GIFT International Financial Services Centres Authority of India and the Financial

Beijing: China has condemned the bill passed on Wednesday in the US House of Representatives, which could potentially ban Chinese social media TikTok for users in America, with Beijing terming it as an "act of bullying" that will backfire on the US, CNN reported."Even though the US has not found evidence on how TikTok endangers its national security, it has never stopped going after TikTok,"