S Jaishankar (left) with Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a sharp dig at external affairs minister S Jaishankar for apprising Chinese President Xi Jinping on bilateral ties, calling it a “full-blown circus” that, in his view, is “destroying India’s foreign policy”.“I guess the Chinese foreign minister will come and…
Novo Nordisk shares climb 3% on easing compounder competition A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk, at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Shares of Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk climbed 3% Monday as telehealth platform Hims & Hers is reportedly set to cut 4% of its workforce amid…
New Delhi: China has called on the European Union to join hands to resist “unilateral bullying” by the US, referring to the sweeping (and staggering) 145 per cent tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on Chinese imports. The appeal was made by President Xi Jinping as he met his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, in Beijing, state-run…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping (R) (File photo) The United States President-elect Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday evening, as Chinese state media CCTV reported. The call, which took place, comes just three days before Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20. The president-elect confirmed on Truth Social that…
New Delhi, India — When China announced the creation of new counties last week, it marked out borders that included swaths of land that India claims as part of Ladakh, a region administered federally by New Delhi. India was quick to respond with a public protest. The country’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal,…
Last Updated:December 23, 2024, 14:18 IST China, which has made some solid investments in Syria in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East, now seems battered. Beijing will have to reevaluate its support to Iran and Russia in the region As far as the United States and European Union are concerned, they are…
