India and US to deepen critical minerals ties

IANS | September 1, 2026 9:50 PM

Asheville, Sep 1 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals as part of their long-standing economic relationship, following talks between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

India, China need pragmatic and functional relationship amid confrontation: Report

IANS | September 1, 2026 9:42 PM

New Delhi/ Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Although India and China may not agree on Asia’s future or emerge as strategic partners, the two countries need a pragmatic and functional relationship that allows them to pursue their respective interests while preventing differences from escalating into confrontation, a report has stated.

US to unveil new Iran bank sanctions

IANS | September 1, 2026 9:40 PM

Asheville (US), Sep 1 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Washington is preparing fresh sanctions against banks helping Iran, warning that entities doing business with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could be cut off from the American financial system.

India and Bangladesh discuss strengthening local government cooperation

IANS | September 1, 2026 9:24 PM

Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, met Bangladesh’s Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday, with the two sides discussing ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and strengthen local government framework between the two countries.

PM Modi-Iran President meeting sent 'very powerful message' to Mecca Pact signatories: M J Akbar

IANS | September 1, 2026 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Noted journalist and former Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akbar, on Tuesday said that the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek has sent a "very powerful message" as it took place against the background of the recent Mecca Pact signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.

30-member Parliament delegation from Myanmar set to begin India visit

IANS | September 1, 2026 6:04 PM

Naypyidaw, Sep 1 (IANS) A cross-party Parliament delegation from Myanmar comprising of 30 MPs from six national and nine ethnic parties is visiting India from September 1 to 8 for a capacity-building module by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), the training and research wing of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar said Tuesday.