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.

Indians travelling to US fall for 1st time in over 20 years, June numbers down 8 pc

IANS | August 31, 2025 5:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) For the first time since 2001, excluding the Covid-19 years, the number of Indians visiting the United States has fallen as 2.1 lakh Indians travelled there in June 2025, which is an 8 per cent drop compared to 2.3 lakh in the same month last year, according to the US Commerce Department’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO).

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.