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Russia completes early trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
Sep 08, 2020 11:47Siberia's Vector virology institute on Tuesday completed early-stage human trials, known as Phase II, of a second potential Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the state consumer safety watchdog was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying.
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Indian FM in Tehran ahead of visit to Moscow
Sep 08, 2020 09:36Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is in the Iranian capital for talks over bilateral ties as well as regional developments.
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India’s gamble on China policy looking like a bad bet
Sep 07, 2020 11:14India’s China strategy has looked shaky over the last 10 months. It looks as though India has been facing severe anguish after it tried to tilt toward “the West” to counter China. The indefinitely protracted Sino-Indian military standoff in Ladakh has made New Delhi’s jitteriness more palpable recently.
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Indian defense chief holds 'very fruitful’ talks on visit to Tehran
Sep 06, 2020 06:36Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has visited Tehran where he held “very fruitful” talks his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami, saying they exchanged views on regional security and bilateral ties.
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China, India defense chiefs agree to resolve border tensions
Sep 06, 2020 04:51The defense ministers of India and China have met in the Russian capital of Moscow as part of efforts aimed at resolving heightening tensions after a fierce clash in June killed 20 Indian soldiers along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region.
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Trump says eager to ‘help’ resolve China-India dispute
Sep 05, 2020 09:48US President Donald Trump has expressed eagerness to “get involved and help” resolve the persisting border dispute between China and India despite Washington’s escalating tensions against Beijing on multiple fronts.
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China slams 'discriminatory' India app ban, blames US pressure
Sep 04, 2020 04:10China has censured the latest move by India to ban numerous Chinese apps amid a persisting border conflict, further suggesting that New Delhi took the measure against Chinese hi-tech firms under US pressure.
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India bans 118 Chinese apps in new backlash over border dispute
Sep 02, 2020 11:14India on Wednesday banned 118 more Chinese apps in a stepped-up backlash over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbors.
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India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO
Sep 01, 2020 12:31India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half a million fresh infections pushing the global tally up by 1 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepal
Aug 31, 2020 10:34A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials say, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia.