In the year that just ended, 2024, most of India’s neighboring countries went through political upheavals. There were also incidents in some countries, which led to tensions in the bilateral relations between those countries and India. From Bangladesh to Maldives, India has faced problems in several places. On the other hand, progress has also been […]
Read MoreIndia has nothing new to say at this time regarding Bangladesh’s request to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of External Affairs. At the regular weekly briefing at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi on Friday afternoon, he also made it clear that the Indian government […]
Read MoreThe approval came from this year’s 1st meeting of Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase. The government today (2 January) approved separate proposals for procuring 1.10 crore litres of edible oil, 1,00,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 10,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country. The approval came from this year’s 1st […]
Read MoreNational Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) states seven islands have reported flooding caused by heavy rain and swell waves as Maldives experiences a bad weather spell. Islands that reported flooding following swell waves are R. Inguriadhoo and Sh. Narudhoo. Heavy rain caused flooding in the remaining five islands. They include F. Nilandhoo, where 80 percent of […]
Read MoreCalling the Maldives a “very concrete expression” of India’s neighbourhood first policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday said the two countries have finalised a framework to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border trade and signed a pact on high-impact community development projects. Jaishankar’s announcement came as he met the visiting Foreign Minister […]
Read MoreThe finance ministry has revised the credit growth projection for the fiscal year 2024-25 downward by 3.4 percent to Nu 10.48 billion, mainly due to delays in the disbursement of Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loans. The revision, based on the ministry’s September update, contrasts with its earlier projections in June, which anticipated robust loan disbursements […]
Read MoreThe Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors has approved $50 million in additional funding for the Nepal Compact. This Board action underscores the shared commitment between MCC and the government of Nepal to advancing Nepal’s development priorities through transformative, high-quality infrastructure projects, the MCC said in a statement. “The additional funding reaffirms our mutual […]
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan exchanged information on nuclear installations on Wednesday on the first day of the new year. This information was exchanged under a 1988 agreement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said. This was reported by the Indian Express on Thursday (January 2). According to the more than three-decade-old agreement, the two countries will […]
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan have been enemies since birth. From the Kashmir issue to militancy, there is no issue on which Delhi and Islamabad do not disagree. So far, the two nuclear-armed countries have been involved in four full-scale wars. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated further after Narendra Modi came to power in India. […]
Read MorePakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said, ‘Bangladesh is our lost brother. Pakistan will cooperate with Bangladesh in every possible way.’ Ishaq Dar spoke about Bangladesh as well as global issues at a press conference in the capital Islamabad on Thursday (January 2). Dhaka-Islamabad relations have gained new momentum after the fall […]
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