By Maria Siow India is expected to continue developing a key port in Iran due to its strategic value as a trade gateway to Central Asia and the Middle East, despite the project facing the threat of imminent US sanctions, according to analysts. Washington’s revocation of a waiver on sanctions for the Chabahar port may […]
Read MoreIndia on Friday firmly dismissed comments made by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on a purported conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that no such discussion had ever taken place and urged NATO leadership to act with greater […]
Read MoreTaiwanese companies want their country to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, Taiwan External Trade Development Council chairman James C Huang said. Both governments are also interested in cooperating in the semiconductor sector, Huang told ET on the sidelines of the Taiwan Expo 2025. “While I cannot speak on behalf of both governments, […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025 and said they discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers and food processing. “Happy to meet Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025. We […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji India is preparing to open two major new airports near its capital and financial centre, a move that industry analysts say would help ease severe air traffic congestion and strengthen its position to become a global aviation hub. The inauguration of the airport at Jewar – about 100km (62 miles) from New […]
Read MoreAgence France-Presse India on Thursday signed a US$7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. The first Tejas jets – meaning “brilliance” in Hindi – were commissioned into the air force in 2016, with the latest commission […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Counsellor Energy & Resources at the Australian High Commission, Sanjiva de Silva, highlighted the growing collaboration between India and Australia in the critical minerals sector, emphasising efforts to strengthen battery supply chains and support the global energy transition. “The Australian and Indian governments have been working for the last […]
Read MoreIndia’s private defence companies are set to continue on the growth path and see firm revenue rise in 2025-26, led by continuing strong domestic demand, according to Crisil Ratings. The rating agency expects the private defence companies to register a robust 16-18 per cent growth. This follows a 20 per cent compound annual growth rate […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an up to fifty-fold increase in the cost of skilled worker permits under the H-1B visa programme has rattled India’s tech industry, which has provided highly qualified manpower and services to American enterprises for decades. On Friday, Washington announced that the H-1B fee would be raised […]
Read MoreIndia’s Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond to a plea seeking an independent investigation into the Air India plane crash on June 12 that killed 260 people. The top court was responding to a public interest litigation filed by NGO Safety Matters Foundation, marking its first examination of the probe being carried […]
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