US sends envoys to hear Iran out in Pakistan​

IANS | April 24, 2026 11:36 PM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) The United States President Donald Trump will dispatch special envoys to Pakistan to engage with Iran, following what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described as signs of progress, even as she highlighted diplomatic gains in the Middle East.​

Furthering humanitarian reach, India presents two BHISM cubes to Sri Lanka

IANS | April 24, 2026 8:10 PM

Colombo, April 24 (IANS) As part of its continuous humanitarian outreach to the island nation, India on Friday presented two BHISM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) cubes to the Sri Lankan authorities under the Government of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative.

India, US make progress on key issues in bilateral trade talks

IANS | April 24, 2026 4:52 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India and the United States have made progress on key matters such as market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, economic security alignment and digital trade in the latest round of negotiations held in Washington to finalise the details of the interim trade agreement between the two countries, the Commerce & Industry Ministry said on Friday.

India-US ties face trust deficit, need reset

IANS | April 24, 2026 12:23 AM

Washington, April 24 (IANS) A deepening “lack of mutual trust” has emerged as the biggest challenge in India-US ties, even as both sides continue to engage across strategic and economic fronts, speakers said at the Hudson Institute’s New India Conference.