No change in India's position on Taiwan: Govt sources

IANS | August 19, 2025 5:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday reiterated its longstanding, clear and consistent policy on Taiwan which facilitates and promotes interactions in areas of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education and other such people-to-people exchanges.

India-China ties on upward trend, borders quiet: NSA Doval tells Wang Yi

IANS | August 19, 2025 1:10 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that India-China relations have witnessed an "upward trend" and that the borders have remained peaceful since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last year.

Zelensky gives Melania Trump a letter days after she sent personal note to Putin

IANS | August 19, 2025 7:53 AM

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened his one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday by thanking the First Lady Melania Trump for sending a personal letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading for peace on behalf of the children in Ukraine and Russia, who are suffering amid the ongoing war.

Trump says he is arranging meeting between Zelensky, Putin; trilaterals will follow (Ld)

IANS | August 19, 2025 6:44 AM

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) After meetings with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, US President Donald Trump has announced that he is arranging a meeting between Zelensky and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in his effort to end the devastating war that has killed hundreds of thousands, civilians and military personnel.

India-Vietnam explore bilateral cooperation in shared areas of interest

IANS | August 18, 2025 9:18 PM

Hanoi, Aug 18 (IANS) Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) T V Ravichandran extended warm greetings from India while participating in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Vietnam's People's Public Security Force Day in Hanoi on Monday. He also held discussions with the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security on bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including security, emerging technologies, and other shared areas of interest.