Indian envoy to US meets senior Pentagon official, holds 'valuable discussion'

IANS | September 18, 2025 8:47 PM

Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra held a "productive conversation" with the US Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby at the US Department of War headquarters in the Pentagon recently as both sides charted an actionable path on several initiatives.

Iranian President meets visiting Russian minister, says era of unipolar world over

IANS | September 18, 2025 6:52 PM

Tehran, Sep 18 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has asserted that the cooperation between independent nations like Iran and Russia signals the end of global unipolarity. Pezeshkian made the comment during his meeting with visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev in Tehran where he stressed that nations can achieve growth without relying on unilateral powers, the local media reported on Thursday.

Extension of CPEC project into Afghanistan faces many challenges

IANS | September 18, 2025 4:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan despite the strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul over the latter extending support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

India's efforts to shape sustainable future across region lauded at East Asia Summit event

IANS | September 18, 2025 2:48 PM

Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East) P Kumaran delivered remarks at the joint inauguration of East Asia Summit Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Energy Efficiency Policies and Programmes - Mission LiFE and EAS Conclave of Heads of Higher Education Institutions at Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir on Thursday.