Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations but his statement was much milder compared to those he made the previous two years

Biden has shifted his priorities to the Indo-Pacific where a direct confrontation with China is building up and, in fact, he cited that as a rationale for pulling out of Afghanistan, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not the head of state like President Joe Biden but head of government his equivalent in protocol is Vice President Kamala Harris, who is partly of Indian origin, and she will be the formal host

The US Defence Department has revealed that India cooperated with the US in the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan and the evacuation of its citizens and others after the Taliban took over the country and have agreed to help those at risk there, according to a US spokesperson

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held significant discussions on Tuesday with leaders of France, whose relations with the United States is fraying over Washington's actions in the region

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Quad alliance of India, the US, Japan and Australia has been "elevated" and declared that Washington will stand up for allies and friends

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday projected a gloomy prognosis for the world warning that it was on the “edge of an abyss” and called for immediate action to save it from the plethora of crises ranging from the Covid pandemic and climate change to inequality and polarisation

The annual parade of presidents, prime ministers, princes and potentates starts off on Tuesday in New York City when they meet in person and virtually at the United Nations General Assembly to grapple with global problems, promote their own agendas and engage in diplomacy

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised with Britain's new Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss her country's rules that require vaccinated Indian travellers to be quarantined - which Indians see as discriminatory - and urged an early resolution of the issue

US President Joe Biden's Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, is to visit India next week to launch an initiative for mobilising funds for battling climate change ahead of the UN climate change conference next month, according to the State Department