New Delhi: India’s ties with Iran have steadily consolidated in the last three decades, with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laying the foundation of the strategic partnership between the two nations by signing the Tehran Declaration in 2001 to provide India with a vital toehold in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The Indo-Persian trade and […]
Read MoreNew Delhi (ANI): In the 123rd Episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s initiative to share the sacred relics of Lord Buddha with Vietnam has sparked a cultural and spiritual phenomenon, with over 1.5 crore people visiting the relics at nine different locations across the country. The event has […]
Read MoreJakarta: India has refuted reports regarding a presentation made by the Defence Attache at a seminar in Indonesia over the fighter jets allegedly lost during Operation Sindoor, saying that the remarks were “taken out of context” and are “misrepresenting the intention and thrust” of the presentation. We have seen media reports regarding a presentation made […]
Read MoreThe announcement was made by South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-ju during a session of the National Assembly’s international affairs committee, Yonhap news agency reported. Park cited the recent shift in the country’s leadership and scheduling constraints as key reasons for the delay. “After considering all relevant circumstances, including our internal schedule, it […]
Read MoreChina is planning to invite US President Donald Trump to a military parade scheduled for September 3 in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The United States, meanwhile, has proposed that Chinese President Xi Jinping visit the country during the same month, coinciding with a UN […]
Read MoreTwo Muslim prisoners of conscience in Uzbekistan — both previously jailed for nonviolent religious activity — have had their sentences extended in recent months under charges that human rights observers describe as vague and politically motivated. While the cases have drawn criticism from international monitors, they also highlight the Uzbek government’s enduring fears over political […]
Read MoreIndian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. “Customs officers… foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes… seized from passenger returning from Thailand,” said customs officers in the airport in the Indian financial […]
Read MoreBy Hadi Azmi Two Malaysian state assemblymen and the businessman who accused them of corruption pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to charges linked to alleged bribes for a mining licence, in a high-profile case that has gripped the public since covert videos of the transactions surfaced online last year. The case has piled […]
Read MoreAgence France-Presse US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the importance of aggressive actions linked to Beijing including recent arrests of two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, saying “that’s the way the world works”. Trump told Fox News that Washington behaves in a similar way. “You don’t think […]
Read MoreThai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Monday that he will travel to the United States later in the day for trade talks to be held over the next two days. He said on a local news programme that he hoped US tariffs levied on Thailand will not be higher than those imposed on other […]
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