PM Modi's Trinidad visit reaffirmation of India's commitment to Global South

IANS | June 30, 2025 8:17 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Ghana this week is reaffirmation of India's focus on the Global South and takes forward the process that New Delhi initiated with the voice of Global South Summit during G20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.

From patrol vessels to air defence systems, Brazil keen on acquiring India's indigenous innovations

IANS | June 30, 2025 6:54 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) As India continues to march ahead in pursuit of defence indigenisation and self-reliance, Brazil has shown keen interest in acquiring indigenous defence innovations, discussions on which are likely to be held during Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's visit to the Latin American nation starting July 6, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Monday.

Human rights body condemns rape of Hindu woman by local politician in Bangladesh

IANS | June 30, 2025 11:04 AM

Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) In yet another disturbing incident of violence on minorities and the atrocities against women in Bangladesh, a Hindu woman was brutally gang raped in her own home in the Cumilla district, while her attackers filmed the assault and circulated the footage, a human rights body said on Monday.