DHAKA: Bangladesh wants good relations with Pakistan but not at the cost of giving the impression that the horrors of 1971 have been forgotten, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said Tuesday of suggestions that interim govt may be keen to bury the hatchet.“I think relations will be easier if they (Pak govt ) show…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has denied having an “India Out” agenda, asserting that the island nation had a “serious problem” with the presence of foreign military on its soil.Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, made the remarks on Thursday while responding to a question…
NEW DELHI: Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu on Friday claimed that the island country has a very strong bilateral relationship with India and he is planning to visit India as soon as possible.“I am planning to visit (India) as soon as possible. We have a very strong bilateral relationship,” Muizzu said.Several media reports indicated that Muizzu…
Keir Starmer recently met Donald Trump for a two-hour dinner in New York, aiming to establish a positive rapport with the Republican presidential candidate.The Prime Minister attended the meeting alongside Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who previously described Trump as a neo-Nazi sympathiser in 2018 but has since indicated willingness to cooperate with him in office.During…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (PTI file photo) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a forceful plea to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, beginning his speech by declaring three times, “We will not leave,” as he called for immediate action to halt the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “Palestine is our…
EAM Jaishankar (File photo) Describing India-China ties as “significantly disturbed”, foreign minister S Jaishankar said the relationship is key to Asia’s future and will influence not just the continent but the entire world.Speaking at a think tank in New York on Tuesday, he said the parallel rise of India and China presents a “very unique…
Yunus at the UN event on Rohingya crisis (Credit: Twitter) Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s interim government chief, on Wednesday called for the urgent repatriation of Rohingya refugees and expressed grave concerns regarding the deteriorating security conditions in the border areas, including “sporadic fighting and criminal activities”. During a high-level discussion on the sidelines of the 79th…
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly began in New York with Palestine taking its seat in the General Assembly Hall next to the UN member states. Although Palestine is not a full member of the 193-member UN body, the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, was seen seated at a table…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the high-level UN General Assembly session September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly is set to take place from September 24-30, with the general debate marking a significant event during this…
