US says in touch with India after protest over Gulf ship attacks

IANS | June 11, 2026 11:20 PM

Washington, June 11 (IANS) The United States said on Thursday that it is in direct contact with India after New Delhi summoned the US Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks to protest a series of attacks on commercial vessels carrying Indian seafarers in West Asia.

Quad continues to gain strategic relevance in changing global order: Report

IANS | June 11, 2026 9:11 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an 'Asian NATO' or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from the Pacific to the Gulf, a report has stated.

Sri Lankan women MPs share learnings from India visit

IANS | June 11, 2026 8:19 PM

Colombo, June 11 (IANS) A delegation of Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka on Thursday met India’s High Commissioner in Colombo to share their learnings and experiences from a visit to India last month.

'Quad meeting in Delhi shows alliance is alive and kicking'

IANS | June 11, 2026 8:11 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic environment that created it has become more militarised and the threats have deepened, according to an article.

India lodges 'strong protest' with US over 'deeply worrisome' attacks on ships in West Asia

IANS | June 11, 2026 5:16 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India on Thursday said that it has lodged a "strong protest" with the American side, conveying deepest concerns on the ongoing attacks on ships with Indian seafarers in West Asia in the last few days. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called for an end to such attacks and stated that India attaches great importance to the welfare and well-being of Indian seafarers' community.