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At a regional security conference, NSA asserts India’s special relationship with Afghanistan will continue

He emphasised that India was and is an important stakeholder in Afghanistan

The main worry now is about how to manage a China that is attempting to consolidate the region under its influence

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20 nations to participate in conference just ahead of MEA’s Raisina Dialogue

Berlin’s Foreign and Security Adviser says ‘there is a solid basis of commonality of view with our friends in India’

India pressed China for an early and complete disengagement of troops in the remaining areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, as foreign minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi Friday, saying normalisation of the border situation is a prerequisite for normalisation of ties.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Jaishankar and Doval, but no agreement announced.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Indian counterpart and the national security advisor as part of continuing efforts to disengage thousands of Indian and Chinese forces involved in a tense faceoff and occasional clashes along their disputed border

Wang arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening in the highest-level visit between the two countries after the ties came under severe strain following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh that began nearly two years ago. Full Report

Vivek Doval’s defamation suit against The Caravan magazine went through another hearing on Thursday. Amit Sharma, a key witness in the case, was questioned in the Rouse Avenue Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal. He accused the magazine of publishing “incorrect facts and insinuations”.