Category: spotlight
PM Modi raises terrorism in call with Trump, American President reiterates Russian oil claim
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday “expressed his heartfelt appreciation” to US President Donald Trump during a telephonic conversation on the occasion of Diwali. [Read More…]
US clarifies who is exempt from $100,000 H1-B visa fee. There’s good news for Indian students & techies
New Delhi: The US has come out with a set of guidelines clarifying questions of who must pay the $100,000 fee required under the new [Read More…]
‘I shouldn’t need protection here’: India envoy in Canada flags security concerns amid separatist threats
New Delhi: “The High Commissioner of Canada in India doesn’t need protection, but the High Commissioner of India in Canada needs protection,” India’s new High [Read More…]
Munir threatens India, again; accuses Delhi of ‘using’ TTP, asks Afghan Taliban to ‘rein in proxies’
New Delhi: Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, has escalated the rhetoric against India and the Afghan Taliban, accusing both of working [Read More…]
Fishing disputes a rough wave in India-Lanka ties. Requires sensitive handling, says PM Amarasuriya
New Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya highlighted Colombo’s concern over Indian fishermen venturing into the island nation’s waters, even as she pitched her country [Read More…]
Diplomatic row over killing of 3 Bangladeshi nationals in Tripura. Dhaka condemns, New Delhi rebuts
New Delhi: After Bangladesh condemned the killing of 3 nationals in India’s Tripura, the MEA issued a statement calling them smugglers who were ‘stealing cattle’. [Read More…]
India-Brazil issue joint declaration to deepen trade as Delhi seeks to diversify export markets
New Delhi: India and Brazil Thursday issued a joint declaration to “deepen” the trade agreement between New Delhi and the Mercosur grouping, with an aim [Read More…]
After Trump’s Russian oil claim, India says energy imports ‘guided by national interest’
New Delhi: India has reaffirmed that its energy import decisions are guided solely by national interests, after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister [Read More…]
Policymakers dismiss common currency idea, say BRICS to become ‘talk shop’ if expanded without focus
New Delhi: A consensus emerged at a policy conference on BRICS+ in New Delhi Wednesday that a common BRICS currency offers no tangible benefits to [Read More…]
India, Canada ties stabilise as Jaishankar-Anand meet pushes cooperation on trade, critical minerals
New Delhi: India sees Canada as an “open society” with “diversity and pluralism” which is the “basis for a close” and “long-term” relationship, explained External [Read More…]
