Gandhinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) In a significant diplomatic engagement, Nepal's Ambassador to India, Shankar Prasad Sharma, paid a courtesy call on Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the state capital on Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India has taken over the BRICS+ presidency for 2026, demonstrating its highly enriching founding membership and opportunity to boost the intergovernmental association as a leading geopolitical force in the Global South. With its presidency set to begin in 2026, India has already outlined its framework of priorities for BRICS, a report highlighted on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Reiterating its stance on having free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, India on Friday stated that it views the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman to the conflict-ridden country in the wider democratic context.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that New Delhi is in touch with local authorities as to what led to the killing of an Indian-origin student near his university campus in Canada earlier this week.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India on Friday expressed support for democratic transition and free, fair as well as inclusive elections in Myanmar.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Voicing its grave concern over the persistent incidents of violence targetting religious minorities - including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists - in its neighbourhood, India on Friday asserted that it is keeping a close watch on the ongoing developments in Bangladesh.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former diplomat Mahesh Sachdeva on Friday asserted that the second mob lynching of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh in a span of one week underscores the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government's complete failure to maintain law and order situation in the South Asian nation.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan has become chronically dependent on bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it has been plunging from one fiscal crisis into another over the years. It is, however, ironic that the country been getting these loans despite Islamabad’s failure to meet the IMF conditions to revive the economy.
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick called on Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru on Friday, holding discussions on further advancing bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former diplomat Mahesh Sachdeva said on Friday that the US military strike against ISIS in northwest Nigeria was conducted on Christmas to convey a message to ISIS that the US would intervene to protect Christians against ISIS attacks.
