India and UK discuss further deepening bilateral partnership

IANS | September 19, 2026 7:19 PM

London, Sep 19 (IANS) Periasamy Kumaran, High Commissioner of India to the UK, met Krish Raval, Member of the House of Lords and discussed further deepening of the India-UK bilateral partnership, with focus on trade, investment, and education, the High Commission of India in London said on Saturday.

India's calibrated BRICS strategy underpins deeper engagement with Southeast Asia

IANS | September 19, 2026 6:16 PM

Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) India has pursued a slow, calculated strategy within BRICS, reflecting a distinctly Southeast Asian flavour. By reinforcing its approach to mobilising the Global South, New Delhi could shape how ASEAN, as a regional bloc with its own structures, prefers to engage with BRICS, a report has highlighted.

India hands over additional relief supplies to flood-hit Nepal

IANS | September 19, 2026 4:52 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 19 (IANS) Continuing its support to Nepal’s recovery after the devastating floods of August 26, India on Saturday handed over 11 tonnes of material to the Nepali authorities as the ninth flight with relief supplies reached the Himalayan nation from New Delhi.

India's credibility as an independent global power strengthens after BRICS Summit

IANS | September 19, 2026 3:39 PM

Athens, Sep 19 (IANS) By unequivocally condemning the 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack and adopting a firm stance against the cross-border movement of terrorists, terror financing, safe havens and double standards in addressing terrorism, BRICS has reinforced an argument India has made before the world for decades, a report has mentioned.