Bangkok Talks

China on Saturday said that top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held "candid, substantive and fruitful" talks in Thailand's capital Bangkok, where issues including Taiwan were discussed.

US Vice President Kamala Harris met Chinese President Xi Jinping briefly at a Bangkok summit on Saturday, less than a week after his talks with President Joe Biden, a US official said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper in Bangkok on Sunday on a range of issues of strategic importance including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to further bolster bilateral security cooperation.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in Bangkok, saying that he should have also talked about the falling investment, growth, credit and business confidence in India.

Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok, despite doubts raised by India, the Thai hosts said on Monday.

India is going to continue talks on an Asia-wide trade deal that is being discussed at a summit of regional leaders in Bangkok and which Thailand has said will be signed next year, Australia's trade minister said on Monday.

RCEP Trade Pact: Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok, despite doubts raised by India, the Thai hosts said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi justified his government's move to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status at an event in Bangkok on Saturday, saying that it has helped eliminate the root cause of terrorism and separatism in the country.

As he left for his visit to Bangkok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that India will consider whether its concerns and interests in trade in goods, services, and investments are being fully accommodated when he attends the meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP in Thailand.

At this stage in its development, India needs more trade, not less. As country after country in East Asia has demonstrated.

A bid by four of the Indo-Pacific's largest democracies to band together as a counter to China's growing might has received increased impetus after the so-called Quad group met for the first time at the ministerial-level in New York.

As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a decade.

The government confirmed on Thursday that National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua in Bangkok last month with a focus on how to fight terror and end cross-border terrorism.

The United States is not running or convening any talks between India and Pakistan with respect to counter-terrorism, a State Department official has said welcoming the latest series of talks between the two countries to resolve their bilateral issues.

The United States has welcomed the weekend NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan in Bangkok observing that "normalisation" of relations between the two neighbours is vital to both countries and the region.

China on Saturday said that top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held "candid, substantive and fruitful" talks in Thailand's capital Bangkok, where issues including Taiwan were discussed.

US Vice President Kamala Harris met Chinese President Xi Jinping briefly at a Bangkok summit on Saturday, less than a week after his talks with President Joe Biden, a US official said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper in Bangkok on Sunday on a range of issues of strategic importance including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to further bolster bilateral security cooperation.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in Bangkok, saying that he should have also talked about the falling investment, growth, credit and business confidence in India.

Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok, despite doubts raised by India, the Thai hosts said on Monday.

India is going to continue talks on an Asia-wide trade deal that is being discussed at a summit of regional leaders in Bangkok and which Thailand has said will be signed next year, Australia's trade minister said on Monday.

RCEP Trade Pact: Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok, despite doubts raised by India, the Thai hosts said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi justified his government's move to scrap Jammu and Kashmir's special status at an event in Bangkok on Saturday, saying that it has helped eliminate the root cause of terrorism and separatism in the country.

As he left for his visit to Bangkok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that India will consider whether its concerns and interests in trade in goods, services, and investments are being fully accommodated when he attends the meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP in Thailand.

At this stage in its development, India needs more trade, not less. As country after country in East Asia has demonstrated.

A bid by four of the Indo-Pacific's largest democracies to band together as a counter to China's growing might has received increased impetus after the so-called Quad group met for the first time at the ministerial-level in New York.

As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a decade.

The government confirmed on Thursday that National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua in Bangkok last month with a focus on how to fight terror and end cross-border terrorism.

The United States is not running or convening any talks between India and Pakistan with respect to counter-terrorism, a State Department official has said welcoming the latest series of talks between the two countries to resolve their bilateral issues.

The United States has welcomed the weekend NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan in Bangkok observing that "normalisation" of relations between the two neighbours is vital to both countries and the region.