India now engages in trade from position of strength: Piyush Goyal

IANS | October 17, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India has undergone a significant shift in recent years and that it now negotiates from a position of strength, reflecting the country’s growing economic confidence and global stature in terms of India’s approach to Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and other trading arrangements.

Hope next Trump-Putin meeting will be more fruitful: German Ambassador

IANS | October 17, 2025 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Germany's Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann on Friday hoped that the proposed next meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be "more fruitful" than the last one held in Alaska. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, the diplomat stated that Germany looks at the situation in Ukraine with great concern and feels the desire to see an end to the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv.

Real challenge lies in implementation of Gaza peace plan: UK envoy

IANS | October 17, 2025 1:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Expressing relief over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron on Friday said that the real challenge lies in the implementation of the peace plan as it is just the beginning of the process and not the end.