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Pakistan's involvement marks dangerous phase in Sudan's catastrophic conflict

IANS | August 24, 2026 7:42 PM

Khartoum, Aug 24 (IANS) The presence of 100 Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles in a Sudanese Armed Forces military parade in Khartoum indicates a dangerous phase in Sudan's conflict, a report has detailed. Pakistan's state-owned defence industry has developed the Mohafiz-V and it is designed for movement across difficult and semi-arid terrain — the battlefield environment found across Darfur and Kordofan.

China's 'ironclad friendship' with Cambodia remains subordinate to national interests: Report

IANS | August 24, 2026 7:31 PM

Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) China's 'ironclad friendship' with Cambodia, is subordinate to Beijing's national interests, implying that Phnom Penh should view friendship as a diplomatic instrument instead of insurance against territorial loss, a report has detailed.

BJP chief discusses strong and growing India-Japan relationship with Japanese envoy

IANS | August 24, 2026 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Japan's Ambassador to India, Keiichi Ono, met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Monday with discussions focused on strong and growing relationship between both countries.

Indian Ambassador conveys Independence Day greetings to Ukraine FM

IANS | August 24, 2026 6:56 PM

Kyiv, Aug 24 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Anjani Kumar, called on the country's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday to convey greetings of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on the occasion of Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day.

Nepal's historic cultural heritage sites restored with Indian financial assistance

IANS | August 24, 2026 6:47 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 24 (IANS) Two historic cultural heritage sites, Shree Kumari Chhen and New Kumari Niwas, have been restored in Patan in the Kathmandu Valley with financial assistance from the Government of India under its post-earthquake reconstruction programme.

COP17 meet: India highlights its innovative, diversified financing architecture for land restoration

IANS | August 24, 2026 6:06 PM

Ulaanbaatar, Aug 24 (IANS) Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Monday stressed the need for diversified, adequate, predictable and sustained international finance for land restoration and drought resilience at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Mongolia.

Indian envoy, New South Wales Premier discuss strengthening partnership

IANS | August 24, 2026 5:56 PM

Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Australia Nagesh Singh held a meeting with New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Monday, with discussions focussed on strengthening the partnership, including cooperation in trade, investment, education, innovation and people-to-people ties.

Looking forward to meet PM Modi very soon: Russian President Vladimir Putin

IANS | August 24, 2026 5:43 PM

Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and conveyed greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Argentina bats for expansion of India-Mercosur preferential trade agreement

IANS | August 24, 2026 5:25 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Hailing growing ties with India, Argentina's Ambassador Mariano Caucino on Monday highlighted that the trade partnership between both countries has increased to over USD six billion now. Speaking to IANS, Caucino mentioned that the economies of India and Argentina complement each other and both countries continue to work on achieving various goals after elevating bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.

Poor storage, supply chain failures cost Pakistan $2 billion a year: Report

IANS | August 24, 2026 5:02 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Pakistan is losing an estimated $2 billion annually due to high post-harvest losses, with inadequate storage facilities, weak supply chains and poor enforcement of quality standards undermining the country's agribusiness sector, a report has said.

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Pakistan's involvement marks dangerous phase in Sudan's catastrophic conflict

China's 'ironclad friendship' with Cambodia remains subordinate to national interests: Report

BJP chief discusses strong and growing India-Japan relationship with Japanese envoy

Indian Ambassador conveys Independence Day greetings to Ukraine FM

Nepal's historic cultural heritage sites restored with Indian financial assistance

COP17 meet: India highlights its innovative, diversified financing architecture for land restoration

Indian envoy, New South Wales Premier discuss strengthening partnership

Looking forward to meet PM Modi very soon: Russian President Vladimir Putin

Argentina bats for expansion of India-Mercosur preferential trade agreement

Poor storage, supply chain failures cost Pakistan $2 billion a year: Report

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