EAM Jaishankar meets Indian envoys in New York to review India-US ties

IANS | November 15, 2025 6:33 AM

Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired a conference of Indian Consul Generals in the United States, convening senior Indian diplomats from missions across the country to review India-US bilateral cooperation and engagement with the Indian diaspora.

Trump’s support for H-1B reignites debate over skilled-worker visas

IANS | November 15, 2025 6:19 AM

Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) Days after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, leading Republican and conservative leaders have opposed it, calling for its scrapping. However, leading researchers and lawyers argue that the crackdown would only hurt the US economy and its interests.

Bangladesh: Jamaat, allies slam Yunus govt for election bias

IANS | November 14, 2025 8:11 PM

Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) In a growing political conflict ahead of next year’s elections in Bangladesh, radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday alleged that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is "no longer neutral" and is trying to place one political party in power through a manipulated electoral process, local media reported.

Tibetan climate crisis gains global attention at COP30 in Brazil

IANS | November 14, 2025 7:47 PM

Brasilia, Nov 14 (IANS) The Sweden based-Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) participated in the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 30) in Brazil’s Belem city, followed by high-level dialogues in Rio de Janeiro, to highlight one of the world’s most neglected ecological flashpoints and the rapidly worsening climate crisis across Tibet and the Himalayan region.