Category: spotlight
Indian origin Trump staffer Ricky Gill awarded for role in ‘India-Pakistan ceasefire’
New Delhi: Ricky Gill, the senior director for South and Central Asia and Special Assistant to the US President, has been awarded the National Security [Read More…]
Foxhole ‘comrades’ to NATO membership for Russia: Timeline of Bush-Putin bromance & how it ended
Documents released covering 3 summits between the two Presidents in 2001, 2005 & 2008 showcase a relationship that began with camaraderie but ended in bitter [Read More…]
BNP’s Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh amid upheaval after 17 yrs, stage set for high-stakes polls
New Delhi: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairperson Tarique Rahman landed in Dhaka Thursday after nearly 17 years of self-imposed exile, marking a consequential political [Read More…]
US Representatives decry Bangladesh’s ban on Awami League, urge free & fair polls
New Delhi: A number of US representatives have spoken out against the Bangladesh interim government’s “decision to fully suspend the activity of any one political [Read More…]
Another chapter in India-Bangladesh diplomatic rollercoaster: Tit-for-tat summons to Bangladesh envoy
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah was summoned by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Tuesday, the ThePrint has learnt. This follows [Read More…]
India-New Zealand FTA talks conclude, deal to be signed next year. Why Kiwi FM plans to vote against it
New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement that is set to be signed during the [Read More…]
After Osman Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot in Khulna amid surge in violence ahead of polls
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing violence over a student leader’s killing in Bangladesh, another student leader was shot Monday in the head by unidentified gunmen [Read More…]
Indian visa centre in Bangladesh’s Chittagong suspends ops, MEA denies security breach at Delhi embassy
Security has since been intensified around the AHCI, according to the Bangladesh Police. “Due to recent security incident at AHCI Chittagong, Indian visa operations at [Read More…]
China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body
New Delhi: China filed a complaint against Indian photovoltaic and information and communication technology subsidies as well as its production linked incentive (PLI) schemes with [Read More…]
India-Oman FTA lets Muscat export marble blocks, reducing New Delhi’s dependence on Turkey
New Delhi: The recently signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman will see Muscat allowing the export of rough marble blocks, thereby [Read More…]
