Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to visit Beijing on Jan 26-27 for dialogue to revive ties | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid signs of improvement in ties with China, India Thursday announced that foreign secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on Jan 26-27 for a meeting of the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism between the two countries.This will be the second high-level visit from India after NSA Ajit Doval travelled to Beijing last month for…

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Biden nod for $1.1bn sale of logistics for naval choppers – Times of India

NEW DELHI: US govt has approved proposed sale of equipment and follow-on support worth $1.1 billion to India for multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters already being inducted by Indian Navy.The Biden administration notified the US Congress that India wanted to procure 30 multifunctional information distribution system-joint tactical radio systems, advanced data transfer systems, external fuel tanks,…

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Eye on China, Rajnath Singh calls for talks to resolve global disputes | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: China’s expansionist muscle-flexing and ‘grey zone’ tactics in the Indo-Pacific continue to figure prominently on the radar screens of the ‘Quad‘ and other countries, with defence minister Rajnath Singh once again stressing India firmly stands for freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and adherence to international law for peace and prosperity…

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