EU positions India as strategic ally in building resilient, rules-based connectivity: Report

IANS | August 1, 2025 4:10 PM

New Delhi, August 1 (IANS) Despite many fundamental differences on normative principles, India sees the European Union (EU) as a like-minded partner in countering infrastructure and technology strategies that threaten its sovereign and security interests, particularly the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a report has detailed.

1,703 Indians deported from US since January 2025: MEA

IANS | August 1, 2025 3:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A total of 1,703 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States between January 20 and July 22, 2025, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said in response to a Lok Sabha query on Friday.

El Salvador's National Assembly extends Presidential term to six years

IANS | August 1, 2025 2:17 PM

San Salvador, August 1 (IANS) El Salvador's National Assembly on Thursday approved changes in the country's constitution, that will allow President Nayib Bukele, who is in his second term in office, to run for re-election indefinitely. Bukele's party, which holds a supermajority in the legislature, voted to end presidential term limits and extend a president's term in office from five to six years, according to a National Assembly statement released on X.

Nearly 1.2 million Afghans back home from Pakistan since September 2023: Report

IANS | August 1, 2025 2:08 PM

Kabul, August 1 (IANS) Nearly 1.2 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report. In the report, the UNHCR noted that many of the Afghans who have returned, face dire conditions and called for urgent aid to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Trump's tariffs won’t derail India’s growth story: Former US official (IANS Interview)

IANS | August 1, 2025 2:00 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India’s economy is on a strong growth path, and the recent 25 per cent tariff announcement by US President Donald Trump should be seen as a short-term challenge rather than a roadblock, Raymond Vickery, Senior Associate at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and former US Assistant Secretary of Commerce said on Friday.