India, CARICOM reaffirm commitment to boost cooperation in science, technology

IANS | July 26, 2025 11:07 AM

Georgetown, July 26 (IANS) The Indian High Commission in Guyana held a roundtable discussion titled 'India-CARICOM Cooperation in Resource Mapping, Climate Change and Agricultural Research & Development', reaffirming India's commitment to enhancing cooperation with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states in science and technology.

Most of trade deals with countries finished by August 1: Trump

IANS | July 26, 2025 10:43 AM

Washington, July 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will have most of its trade deals with countries finished by August 1, as South Korea and other trading partners are striving to reach agreements to lower its "reciprocal" tariff rates by the negotiation deadline.

Bangladesh: Political differences hinder Consensus Commission from building agreement on key reforms

IANS | July 25, 2025 9:34 PM

Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) As major differences emerge among key political parties in Bangladesh, the National Consensus Commission (NCC) of the country is struggling to reach an agreement on three key reform issues including the appointment of caretaker government during elections, the creation of the upper house and determining the electoral process for 100 reserved seats for women, local media reported on Friday.

MoS Margherita attends G20 meeting in South Africa

IANS | July 25, 2025 9:32 PM

Johannesburg, July 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Friday underscored India's accomplishment in achieving inclusive social protection for all while calling for urgent action to bridge the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) during the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting (DMM) in South Africa.

India-Namibia deliberate ways to deepen ties in Cheetah conservation

IANS | July 25, 2025 9:29 PM

Harare, July 25 (IANS) Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India, Bhupender Yadav, discussed ways to deepen ties in cheetah conservation, while reaffirming commitment towards protecting the ecosystem, with Indileni Daniel, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia, on the sidelines of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) held in Zimbabwe, on Friday.

India-Maldives ties strong enough to withstand any passing remarks: FS Misri

IANS | July 25, 2025 9:09 PM

Male, July 25 (IANS) Emphasising that the future of India-Maldives relationship is "undoubtedly and unquestionably bright", Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said that he was not aware of the social media post made by Abdulla bin Mohamed Ibrahim, brother-in-law of Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has now been deleted.