PM Modi to begin two-day Malaysia visit today

IANS | February 7, 2026 6:57 AM

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day official visit to Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, marking a significant step in deepening India–Malaysia relations.

US, India agree on framework for interim trade deal

IANS | February 7, 2026 6:37 AM

Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) The United States and India announced a framework for an Interim Agreement on reciprocal, mutually beneficial trade, a step aimed at advancing talks toward a broader bilateral trade pact, as the White House formally announced to reduce the tariff on imports of Indian products from 25 per cent to 18 per cent.

Trump's dealmaking opens Indian market to US goods: Greer

IANS | February 7, 2026 6:33 AM

Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s trade dealmaking is opening India’s vast market to American products by lowering tariffs on US industrial and agricultural goods, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.

US drops 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports

IANS | February 7, 2026 6:24 AM

Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump lifted a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, citing India’s commitments to stop buying Russian oil and to deepen security and economic ties with the United States.

Pakistan's Munir chooses silence after major intelligence failure in Balochistan: Report

IANS | February 6, 2026 9:30 PM

Quetta, Feb 6 (IANS) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan army’s media wing, has once again boasted about something one ought to be ashamed about by highlighting the "victory of security forces" in Balochistan which was actually a major intelligence failure on part of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military as they failed to detect the activity of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a report has highlighted.

Terror groups using online platforms to spread radicalisation, raise funds in SE Asia: Report

IANS | February 6, 2026 9:20 PM

Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Online radicalisation by the ISIS and its affiliates is a growing threat in Southeast Asia -- especially Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, a report has highlighted. It mentioned that strong internet penetration and use of social media is increasing the risk, allowing radical ideologies to spread quickly and the growing digital threat posing new security challenges for the Southeast Asian countries.

Kashmiris world over expose Pakistan's hypocrisy, crimes and fraudulent solidarity

IANS | February 6, 2026 8:30 PM

London/Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Denouncing Islamabad's annual observance of 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' as a "mockery of real suffering", several protesting groups in the United Kingdom's Bradford highlighted that more than 100,000 Kashmiris have lost their lives over the past 78 years as a result of Pakistan-backed proxy conflict and terrorism.