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It isn’t uncommon that what is grabbed by headline hunters from summit talks is mundane to stir serious watchers of international politics. This was evident a few minutes into the opening remarks session of the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin of Russia on the…

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PM flags energy, food crises due to COVID-19 and war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is “not a time for war”.

The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) agreed on Friday to take steps to increase the use of national currencies in trade between their countries, according to a joint declaration adopted on Friday.

The Turkish President, a close ally of Pakistan, had repeatedly referred to the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly sessions.

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation called for a "balance" between reducing carbon emissions and allowing poorer states to catch up with economically developed countries in a joint statement on climate change adopted on Friday.

"India's economy is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent this year, which will be the highest among the world's major economies." Read more on Dynamite News:

What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this is hardly a big surprise, the source and venue of this admission is. Few would have expected Vladimir Putin himself to make such a statement –…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that thwarting "draconian" US sanctions required new solutions, asserting that an expanding central Asian security organization could help defy Washington's unilateralism. Speaking at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, Raisi also called for expanding free trade…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that thwarting "draconian" U.S. sanctions required new solutions, asserting that an expanding central Asian security organisation could help defy Washington's unilateralism.