Category: spotlight
SCO condemns Pahalgam & Jaffar Express terror attacks, calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice
New Delhi: The Tianjin Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) “strongly condemned” the terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, as well as at Khuzdar [Read More…]
‘Development partners, not rivals,’ say Modi-Xi at meet; PM underlines peace at borders key to growth of ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday “reaffirmed” that the two countries are “development partners”, not “rivals”, with the Indian [Read More…]
PM Modi meets governors of 16 prefectures in Japan, highlights areas of greater collaboration
Tokyo: Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, on Saturday, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Governors of 16 prefectures [Read More…]
Snub at Trump? Biden-era pacts on minerals & Indo-Pacific trade find mention in India-Japan factsheet
New Delhi: India and Japan have announced that their partnership in critical minerals hinged on two Biden-era agreements—the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) and the Indo-Pacific Economic [Read More…]
India and Canada appoint new envoys, Dinesh Patnaik will be Delhi’s High Commissioner in Ottawa
New Delhi: Nearly a year after Indo-Canadian ties cratered and New Delhi withdrew its high commissioner and five other diplomats from Ottawa, India has, for the [Read More…]
India-UK FTA signal to the world, ‘we recognise each other’s sensitivities’—UK trade envoy Anna Shotbolt
Mumbai: A month after India and the United Kingdom signed a free trade agreement, Anna Shotbolt, UK’s Deputy Trade Commissioner for South Asia Monday said [Read More…]
‘Someone isn’t happy with you, but India big enough to weather discomforts’—Fiji PM on Trump tariffs
New Delhi: “India is an important partner in Fiji’s effort to promote a peaceful and united Pacific region,” Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka said [Read More…]
US issues notification outlining 50% tariff on India, effective 27 August
New Delhi: The US Department of Homeland Security Monday issued a notice outlining its plan to implement the additional 25 percent tariffs announced by President [Read More…]
IWT in abeyance, India takes High Commission route to alert Pakistan to ‘possible flooding’
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad Sunday alerted Pakistan about “possible flooding” in the country following widespread heavy rains across Jammu and Kashmir. The [Read More…]
Indian embassy in Washington hires new lobbying firm amid tensions with US
New Delhi: Amid strained ties with the US, the Indian embassy in Washington D.C. earlier this month signed on Mercury Public Affairs as a part of [Read More…]
