India and Pakistan on Thursday (1 January) exchanged lists of nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in the event of hostilities and lists of prisoners in each other’s custody, against the backdrop of unprecedented strains in bilateral ties after a brief but intense conflict last May. The lists were exchanged a day after external affairs […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: For the Indian Army, 2025 will be remembered as a decisive phase in India’s counter-terror and deterrence posture, with Operation Sindoor emerging as the defining military action against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and cross-border aggression. Launched in May 2025 in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor showcased India’s resolve, precision strike capability […]
Read MoreAgence France-Presse India has overtaken Japan as the world’s fourth-largest economy – and officials hope to pass Germany within three years, the government’s end-of-year economic review calculates. Official confirmation however depends on data due in 2026 when final annual gross domestic product figures are released, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggesting India will cross […]
Read MoreIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and are set to arrive in Dhaka to attend the namaz-e-janaza of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. “The External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of […]
Read MoreIndia is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build roads, tunnels and landing strips throughout the Himalayas, as it prepares for a possible future clash with its longtime nemesis China. India’s bloody border clash with China in 2020, which killed soldiers on both sides, exposed an alarming vulnerability along the disputed 2,200-mile border, a […]
Read MoreBangladesh has rejected recent remarks by the spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs regarding the situation of minority communities in the country, calling them deliberate. At the same time, Dhaka has urged various Indian quarters to refrain from spreading misleading narratives about minorities. SM Mahbubul Alam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of […]
Read MoreIndia on Tuesday successfully launched its heaviest-ever satellite, BlueBird 6, into orbit using the ‘Baahubali’ rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)-M6, from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite, developed by US-based AST SpaceMobile, aims to provide direct broadband connectivity from space to ordinary smartphones without requiring any special equipment. The 43.5-metre tall rocket, supported […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Dhaka’s already strained relationship with New Delhi has come under fresh pressure after a Bangladeshi opposition leader threatened to shelter separatists targeting India’s sensitive northeast region in retaliation for what he claimed to be election interference. Hasnat Abdullah, a leader of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), warned at a rally […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI: India signed a free trade agreement with Oman on Thursday, marking its second such deal with a Gulf Cooperation Council country and expanding its economic presence in the region. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Qais bin Mohammed Al-Yousef, ‘s minister of commerce, during Prime Minister […]
Read MoreIndia has reformed its business visa regime to ease movement of foreign engineers and technicians, the government said in a statement, which will be a boost local firms leaning on Chinese professionals for manufacturing services. India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said late on Wednesday it had launched a new digital platform […]
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