India plans to seal trade deal with US by fall 2025: EAM Jaishankar

IANS | April 9, 2025 4:07 PM

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India is perhaps the only country which has reached an understanding with the United States to ink a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) by the fall of this year, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday, as reciprocal tariffs came into effect with India facing 27 per cent tariffs.

US, Pak hold first phone call to discuss counterterrorism cooperation

IANS | April 8, 2025 7:22 AM

Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries in their first telephone conversation. A key focus of the discussion was the return of US military equipment that was left behind in Afghanistan following the withdrawal in 2021.

Crown Prince of Dubai to begin India visit from Tuesday

IANS | April 7, 2025 3:40 PM

New Delhi/Dubai, April 7 (IANS) Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE will be on a two-day visit to India starting Tuesday ​at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Monday.