ASEAN Foreign Ministers urge Cambodia and Thailand to cease hostilities

IANS | December 22, 2025 5:03 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, who held a 'special meeting' in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur on Monday to address the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, have urged both countries to exercise restraint and take immediate steps for the cessation of all forms of hostilities.

ASEAN, Cambodia discuss peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue

IANS | December 22, 2025 4:29 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn met Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

India and Japan discuss cooperation in disaster risk reduction

IANS | December 22, 2025 3:03 PM

Tokyo, Dec 22 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick, called on Japan's State Minister for Disaster Management Akama Jiro on Monday, discussing cooperation in disaster risk reduction and disaster resilience.

EAM Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday, hold talks with top leadership

IANS | December 22, 2025 2:31 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the top leadership of the island nation.

Meditation key to tackling global mental health crisis: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

IANS | December 21, 2025 11:48 PM

New York, Dec 21 (IANS) Meditation offers a proven response to mounting mental health challenges facing societies worldwide, Art of Living founder and spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Sunday, stressing that inner calm and improved communication are essential to resolving both personal distress and global conflicts.

Personnel onboard ICG Ship Sarthak hold meditation session at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Port

IANS | December 21, 2025 9:59 PM

Riyadh, Dec 21 (IANS) The personnel onboard the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Sarthak, on Sunday, held a special meditation session to mark the World Meditation Day at King Abdulaziz Port in Saudi Arabia's Dammam.

FairPoint: When gratitude dies, extremism thrives -- Bangladesh's fall

Deepika Bhan | December 21, 2025 4:29 PM

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) What is transpiring in Bangladesh at present should not astonish anyone, as those who have been monitoring the steady yet persistent radicalisation taking place there were aware that this was inevitable.

India hands over three Quick Impact Projects in Myanmar

IANS | December 20, 2025 8:08 PM

Yangon, Dec 20 (IANS) Reaffirming its support for Myanmar’s development, India handed over three Quick Impact Projects (QIP) on Saturday dedicated to the socio-economic benefit of the people of Mandalay Region in the Southeast Asian nation.

Indian envoy, former Japanese PM Kishida discuss strengthening special strategic and global partnership

IANS | December 19, 2025 6:26 PM

Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick on Friday called on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, holding discussions on ways to strengthen the special strategic and global partnership between both countries.

US Embassy in Dhaka urges vigilance amid rising unrest in Bangladesh

IANS | December 19, 2025 6:22 PM

Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) As violence escalates in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of radical Inqilab Mancha group, the US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday urged American citizens in the South Asian nation to exercise caution, warning that gatherings intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational.