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Sources said the Indian security establishment and some sections in the foreign policy apparatus raised the red flag over Carlile’s arrival and schedule in the National Capital, which included a press conference. 

India refused entry to Alexander Carlile, a member of the House of Lords, who is advising lawyers for Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia, saying he did not have an “appropriate visa”.

The official confirmation of the meeting came from Sergei Ivanov, chief of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s press bureau. The Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, represented Russia.

India and South Korea agreed to explore a tripartite partnership for development in third countries, beginning with capacity building programmes in Afghanistan.

India-South Korea bilateral talks: The two sides are also likely to form a Korea-India Future Vision Strategy Group, which will identify research projects and exchange programmes on software, biotech, cyber security, healthcare and energy.

How China has had its way with institutions all over the world, Air-India the latest

Sources said India is exploring the possibility of reviving the rupee-rial arrangement for importing oil from Iran in the wake of US sanctions.

The diktat had impacted many US airlines and the US State Department had told Business Insider that it had raised “strong concerns” with Chinese authorities in Beijing about the order. New Delhi has not officially responded to the order.

On June 6, Modi had greeted the leaders of BIMSTEC countries on the group’s 21st anniversary, saying the shared values would further strengthen cooperation and pave way for heightened development.

Referring to the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week in Singapore, she said, “It was a historic meeting... We should not lose this historic momentum and work together to make the peace initiative a success."

The CBI has claimed that it wrote to the US, the UK, Belgium, France, Singapore and the UAE between April 25 and May 28 —which was after Nirav Modi had already made a few trips on his revoked passports.

She is likely to meet officials in the Ministry of External Affairs, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, apart from at least one public engagement at a think-tank on June 27.

Dwelling on Sino-Indian ties, Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui said it is quite natural to have differences but they need to be controlled and managed through cooperation.

Faure is scheduled to come to India around June 25 on a State visit to India. According to the Seychelles News Agency, the President also said that the military base issue would not be up for discussion in the meeting he holds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his trip.

Plenary over, NSG says discussions with India continue

“This report undermines the UN-led international consensus on zero tolerance to terrorism,” a source told The Indian Express.

Membership of the NSG, the top club of 48 countries which controls access to technology and guards against non-proliferation, is important for India to get access to cutting-edge high-technology.

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh was the first Indian minister to visit North Korea after a gap of almost 20 years.

What has the second informal meeting between Modi and Xi in the space of six weeks achieved? Can the ‘Wuhan Spirit’ of greater understanding reduce the possibility of another standoff on the border?