Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Manila on Thursday and conveyed greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as India's support for its chairship of ASEAN.
Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality, regional stability and the realisation of a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Pakistan has ordered around 2,06,000 bales of cotton from the United States and is stepping up purchases from Brazil as domestic output falls, a new report has said, highlighting a growing dependence on imports ahead of the local harvest.
Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) In yet another major development in Bangladesh’s rapidly changing political landscape, President Mohammed Shahabuddin is likely to resign soon, several local media outlets reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) The Pakistan government has raised the price of petrol by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 6.39 while high-speed diesel (HSD) has been hiked by PKR 7.83 litre.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) With investments in China no longer turning out to be profitable due to the overcapacity in the economy with excessive competition that has triggered price wars, India is a much better destination to invest for European companies, according to an article in the Euractiv.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India and Slovakia on Thursday held discussion on the continued progress in the Comprehensive Partnership and preparations for upcoming high-level visits in both directions.
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Nepal's earnings from electricity exports surged in the fiscal year 2025-26 ending in mid-July, as the country exported growing volumes of surplus hydropower to India and Bangladesh during the wet season.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent three-nation visit to Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia constitute less a series of separate bilateral visits than a coordinated sweep through parts of the Indo-Pacific, where India’s presence has historically been thin relative to its stated ambitions, according to an article published by Politeia Research Foundation (PRF).
Manila, July 23 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings in Manila on Thursday and expressed Moscow's readiness to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and its commitment to the agreement reached in Anchorage, local media reported.
