India Eyes Self-Reliance in Rare-Earth Magnet Production

The government is in the final stages of launching a ₹7,350 crore scheme to spur domestic production of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) and cut import dependence, Business Standard has learnt. This comes months after China imposed restrictions on exports of REPMs in April, squeezing supplies to India’s automobile and electronics industries. The initiative […]

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Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister visits India to build closer ties

Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister arrived in India on Thursday for talks aiming to foster economic ties with New Delhi in the first such visit by a leader of the Islamist group since it seized power in 2021. The six-day trip by Amir Khan Muttaqi highlights the Taliban’s efforts to spur engagement with regional powers to […]

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India wants free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh : Misri

New Delhi : Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said they want to see a free, fair, inclusive, and participatory election in Bangladesh at the earliest possible time. The Indian Foreign Secretary said they are ready to work with the democratically elected government following the results of an inclusive and participatory election. He made […]

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Afghan Taliban foreign minister to visit India for first time

Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN Security Council Committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul’s foreign ministry confirmed to AFP today (4 September). Amir Khan Muttaqi will become the first senior Taliban leader to visit India since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of the US […]

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Putin’s visit a test for India-US ‘sticky’ ties amid pressure over oil, weapons trade

By Biman Mukherji Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in December, a trip that could test New Delhi’s delicate balancing act between Moscow and Washington amid escalating pressure from the United States over oil and weapons purchases from the sanctioned country. Analysts say the visit is likely to deepen India’s defiance of […]

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Stop supporting terrorism or risk erasure from map: Indian army chief warns Pakistan

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday gave a stern warning to Pakistan, saying, the neighbouring country must stop supporting terrorism if it wants to “retain its place on the world map.” Speaking to soldiers at Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district, General Dwivedi stressed that the restraint shown by India during Operation Sindoor would […]

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