Riyadh, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement for Haj 2027, securing a quota of 175,025 pilgrims for India, the Consulate General of India in Jeddah said.
New Delhi/Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) With Democrats securing victory in the 2026 US midterm elections, New Delhi’s immediate diplomatic challenge is to steer clear of the intensifying political tussle between the White House and Congress. India must continue to command the confidence of the US President while retaining the trust of US lawmakers at Capitol Hill, a report has stated.
Kyiv, Nov 9 (IANS) President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussing with him the diplomatic process and steps that could bring the end of the war in the region closer, the Ukrainian President's office said on Monday evening.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India and the European Union (EU) on Monday reviewed engagements towards the timely signing and implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and agreed to continue work towards the conclusion of the Investment Protection Agreement and the Agreement on Geographical Indications, a joint press release said.
Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) The ruling elites of Pakistan have been paying inordinate attention to foreign engagements instead of tackling domestic challenges. Pakistan's media focusses more on foreign policy and international events than on fundamental problems confronting the country, a report has detailed.
Kabul, Nov 9 (IANS) Energy arithmetic has exposed how ordinary Pakistanis are paying for the government's policy failure. Recently, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, in his address at the National Assembly cited closure of Pakistan-Iran border as one of the main reasons for the increasing price of Liquified Natural Gas (LPG) and that the government is making efforts to bring fuel through sea, a report has detailed.
New Delhi/Kyiv, Nov 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, during which he once again conveyed India's readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict in the region.
Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) A leading rights organisation, Human Rights Foundation (HRF), has called for the immediate release of Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch from prison in Pakistan and urged authorities to provide her medical care.
Kathmandu, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Sudhakar Dalela, called on Nepal’s Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Deepak Kumar Sah on Monday as he began his diplomatic engagements following arrival in Nepal.
Antalya, Nov 9 (IANS) To make it an “implementation COP”, the two-week 31st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) opened in Antalya in Turkey on Monday with its President Murat Kurum calling on countries to turn climate promises into practical action, as the world confronts increasingly interconnected climate, economic and geopolitical challenges.
