Wellington, Aug 24 (IANS) Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, and Richard Schmidt, Deputy Secretary at New Zealand's Ministry of Defence, co-chaired the 2nd India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue in Wellington, where they discussed advancing maritime security and joint training.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Top government officials on Monday said India adopted a "cautious approach" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump on the margins of the G7 Summit in France's Evian this June, considering his "unpredictable behaviour".
Dhaka, Aug 24 (IANS) Chinese nationals entering Bangladesh as tourists have been linked to a range of organised crimes, including international drug trafficking, online fraud and the trafficking of Bangladeshi women, local media reported on Monday.
Paris, Aug 24 (IANS) Officials at the Indian Embassy in France on Monday paid their solemn homage at the memorial for the victims of the 1950 and 1966 Air India crashes at Nid d'Aigle, Mont Blanc, marking the seventh anniversary of the memorial’s inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India’s economic rise makes it a strategic partner for New Zealand, and the recently signed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations is expected to deliver significant gains, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) If trade in local currencies is introduced not only between India and Mauritius but also in terms of wider BRICS cooperation and the African continent, it could be a game-changer for all these economies, Mauritius Minister of Financial Services and Economic Planning Jyoti Jeetun said.
Quetta, Aug 24 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for 36 operations across different regions in Balochistan over the past week targeting Pakistani forces, which resulted in the deaths of 33 personnel and injuries to several others.
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has called on Bangladeshi authorities to take immediate steps to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of politicians and others linked to the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, alleging that hundreds remain in prison without being charged with any crime.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Unlike Pakistan, most South Asian countries have successfully increased women's economic participation. The female labour force participation rate is 40 per cent in Bangladesh, 54 per cent in Indonesia, 56 per cent in Malaysia and 33 per cent in Sri Lanka. Yet despite various efforts, out of 88 million working-age women in Pakistan, only 23 per cent are part of economic activity, while 68 million remain outside the labour force, according to an article in Karachi-headquartered The News International.
Tokyo, Aug 24 (IANS) Pandit Dhirendra Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, on Monday said that the idea of 'Hindu Rashtra' (Hindu nation) is necessary, and to do that, one needs to instill the Sanatan culture in the hearts of every Indian.
