'India has to make this decision, we are neither in haste, nor troubled. When India prepares itself, it would find us prepared, but we will hold talks on the basis of equality, in a dignified manner,' said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The exchange of pleasantries came over two weeks after Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi wrote separate letters to their Indian counterparts, pushing for restarting the bilateral talks.
Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that unilateralism and protectionism has not benefitted anyone.
In the viral video, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is seen sitting, while the rest of the world leaders and dignitaries at the event in the Kyrgyz capital stood, when head of states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation arrived for the opening ceremony.
Prime Minister on Thursday arrived in Bishkek on a two-day visit during to attend the summit of eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
PM Modi's comments came ahead of President Xi's meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also in Bishkek, Kyrgyz capital to attend the SCO summit.
Imran Khan and PM Modi are attending the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
This is the first meeting between the two leaders after Modi's re-election following the stunning victory of the BJP in the general elections last month.
Prime Minister Modi met President Xi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek and discussed the full spectrum of bilateral relations.
This is the first meeting between the two leaders after Modi's re-election following the stunning victory of the BJP in the general elections last month.
PM Narendra Modi, in a statement before his two-day visit to Bishkek from June 13-14, said that on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, he also plans to meet several leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The ministry of external affairs had on Monday said that India will hold bilateral meetings with Russia and China on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
India requested Pakistan to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace when he travels to Bishkek. Pakistan accorded an 'in principle' approval to India's request.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a one-on-one the sidelines of the eight-member countries' SCO meet from July 12 to 14 in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek.
India has requested Pakistan to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan where he has to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
The External Affairs Minister left for Uzbekistan on the final leg of her three-nation tour.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
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