With 2023 being celebrated as the UN International Year of Millets, the focus is once again back on rediscovering the magic of these wonder grains. By the time the year comes to a close, I am hoping it will at least manage to remove the mental block we have against coarse cereals, as the millet crop
NEW DELHI, Nov 1: Connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said amid increasing criticism of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In an address at a virtual meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG), Jaishankar asserted that “fair market access” is the only way to move forward and said Chabahar port and the International North South Transport Corridor could become “enablers” for […]
Speaking at the SCO meet hosted by China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlined that we need better connectivity in the SCO region built on the
New Delhi, Nov. 1 (PTI): Connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, in an apparent reference to China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Jaishankar made the remark at a virtual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) hosted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. In his address at the the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting, Jaishankar also asserted that “fair market access” is the only way to move forward, and said Chabahar port and the International North South Transport Corridor could become “enablers” for better connectivity in the SCO region. According to a joint communique issued at the end of the meeting, India was not among the SCO-member countries that supported the BRI. It said Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reaffirmed their support for China’s BRI and to work join