Blinken, Jaishankar discuss restoration of Burma democracy centralasiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralasiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Japan, India to postpone security talks amid surging COVID cases
The Japanese and Indian governments have decided to postpone their foreign and defense ministerial talks scheduled this weekend in Tokyo as a rapid increase in coronavirus cases in India has made it difficult for the ministers to visit Japan, a Japanese government source said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to visit India during Japan s Golden Week holidays starting later this month. Tokyo will judge whether to go ahead with the plan, considering the infection situation in India, the source said. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar pose for a photo ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2020. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
EAM Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Blinken discuss security issues in Afghanistan, Myanmar wionews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wionews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jeff Smith specializes in South Asia as a research fellow in Heritage s Asian Studies Center. The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the north Arabian Sea, Nov. 17, 2020. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Mass Communication Specialist Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy
Key Takeaways
The FONOP program, which began in 1979, is designed to challenge maritime claims the United States finds inconsistent with international law.
Despite their maturing strategic partnership, India and the United States diverge on several matters related to the UNCLOS maritime agreement.
While the United States would prefer to see India’s domestic laws align more closely with established international law, the Indian government is likely to resist.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the current year had acquired a lot of importance for Pakistan due to 50 years of diplomatic relations and exemplary friendship with the UAE about to be completed. DawnNewsTV
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that this year would make the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations and exemplary friendship between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Qureshi was addressing a press conference in Dubai on the second day of his three-day trip to the UAE amid reports that the UAE has been mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals forge a “healthy and functional” relationship.