India and Italy expand defence ties, explore deepening industrial cooperation

IANS | April 30, 2026 3:19 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India and Italy explored prospects for further developing industrial cooperation in the defence sector during a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in New Delhi on Thursday. Both ministers discussed ways to further develop mutually beneficial defence industrial cooperation under India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat programme and Italy’s defence cooperation initiative.

UAE left OPEC due to low size of oil quota: Ex-envoy Navdeep Suri

IANS | April 30, 2026 2:39 PM

New Delhi,  April 30 (IANS) The UAE had been thinking of leaving the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel for the last five years as the oil quota allotted to the country by the Saudi Arabia-dominated group was not considered sufficient, according to Navdeep Singh Suri, India’s former Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.   

Vietnamese President To Lam to visit India from May 5-7

IANS | April 30, 2026 8:47 AM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam will visit India on May 5 for a State visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.