Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu sent a congratulatory message on Friday to newly elected Bangladeshi President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the High Commission of India said.
Beirut, Aug 21 (IANS) Secretary (CPV and OIA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sripriya Ranganathan, on Friday called on Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, and discussed building on the strong platform of bilateral cooperation.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 25th India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) Meeting with the Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) for Defence of the UK, Jeremy Pocklington, at New Delhi on Friday, where both countries reviewed the ongoing defence industrial cooperation with emphasis on Research and Development through the India-UK vision 2035 and the Ten-year Defence Industrial Roadmap.
Varanasi, Aug 21 (IANS) A high-level 109-member Japanese delegation is set to arrive in the spiritual city of Kashi on August 22 for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening industrial cooperation and cultural exchanges between India and Japan, government officials said on Friday.
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) For years, China has attempted to turn maps, place names and administrative terminology into instruments of territorial pressure against India. Beijing’s repeated publication of Chinese names for locations inside Arunachal Pradesh is not simply an exercise in geography. It is part of a broader political strategy designed to normalise China’s territorial claim through repetition, official documentation and state-controlled messaging. India’s latest cartographic response therefore represents more than a naming exercise: it is a rejection of Beijing’s attempt to manufacture sovereignty through nomenclature.
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Nepal and India have agreed to enhance security surveillance at sensitive locations along their border through the use of modern and advanced technologies, including CCTV cameras and other equipment, during a meeting of a high-level joint mechanism between the two countries.
Nairobi, Aug 21 (IANS) The High Commission of India in Kenya on Friday confirmed the safety of 22 Indian seafarers on board two foreign-flagged vessels which pirates off the coast of Somalia reportedly hijacked.
Quetta, Aug 21 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations on Friday condemned the persecution of Baloch communities in Karachi, including raids, arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by Pakistani forces.
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) The UN Security Council’s warning over al-Qaeda’s efforts to establish a terrorist cell in Bangladesh should serve as a fresh wake-up call for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The current resurgence of violent extremism was allowed to gain momentum during the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, a report has highlighted.
Jerusalem, Aug 21 (IANS) The recent US State Department’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report has highlighted serious gaps in parliamentary and civilian oversight of Pakistan’s military and intelligence budgets, recommending greater scrutiny of their spending. The findings raised an uncomfortable question about Pakistan’s democratic system, particularly why its elected representatives are unable to effectively scrutinise military and intelligence expenditures, a report has stated.
