Pakistan has history of clandestine nuclear proliferation: MEA

IANS | March 19, 2026 6:49 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India on Thursday said that Pakistan has a history of clandestine nuclear proliferation and US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's statement makes it clear on what kind of threat Islamabad poses to the world.

PM Modi, Oman Sultan discuss prioritising dialogue and diplomacy for restoring peace in West Asia

IANS | March 19, 2026 5:47 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Oman Sultan Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Thursday and reiterated India’s condemnation of the recent violation of Oman’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two leaders agreed on the need to prioritise dialogue and diplomacy for de-escalation and subsequent restoration of peace and stability.

India and Sri Lanka discuss usage of cost effective technology to boost income of farmers

IANS | March 19, 2026 4:59 PM

Colombo, March 19 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha met Sri Lanka's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K D Lal Kantha on Thursday, discussing opportunities for collaboration to increase especially usage of cost effective technology to boost farmer’s incomes. They also spoke about regional and global developments.

Vikram Doraiswami appointed as India's next Ambassador to China

IANS | March 19, 2026 3:02 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Vikram K Doraiswami, presently High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.

Not surrender, responsible statecraft: Days after Sonia Gandhi, Tharoor writes, citing Nehru on India's 'silence' on West Asia

IANS | March 19, 2026 10:00 AM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has weighed in on the ongoing West Asia crisis, offering a nuanced defence of India’s diplomatic restraint and pushing back against critics who have described the government’s silence on the US-Israeli war on Iran as a moral failure, instead terming New Delhi’s approach as “responsible statecraft”.