India looks to gain as trade ties with China improve

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, India may use this engagement to strengthen trade ties with China, even as it faces pressure from the United States over tariffs and its relationship with Russia, reports said.

PM Modi meets Maldives President Muizzu on sidelines of SCO Summit in China

IANS | August 31, 2025 6:45 PM

Tianjin, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Tianjin on Sunday, stating India's developmental cooperation with the Indian Ocean island country is beneficial for the people of both nations.

India-Japan reset marks new era in strategic and economic ties

IANS | August 31, 2025 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan has elevated the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership into a renewed phase, underscoring security, economic, technological, and people-to-people cooperation amid shifting global dynamics.

Amid geopolitical turbulences, can BRICS be bridge for South

IANS | August 31, 2025 3:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Once coined as an economic acronym by Goldman Sachs, BRICS has evolved over 15 years into a forum with undeniable global weight, thanks to expanded membership, financial institutions, and growing influence in governance.