New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a meeting with outgoing Greek Ambassador to India, Aliki Koutsomitopoulou, in New Delhi on Monday, appreciating her contributions to bilateral ties and wishing her the best in future endeavours.
Auckland, Oct 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita met members of the Indian diaspora from North-East India in New Zealand's Auckland on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Bangladesh shares a large border with India, across which issues such as smuggling, trafficking, irregular migration and other forms of organised crime require serious attention. However, the two countries also share a maritime link because of their proximity to the Bay of Bengal, according to a new report.
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) The United States sought European support for secondary tariffs on India and China over their purchases of Russian energy, but its allies refused, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, defending Washington's decision to suspend enforcement of new sanctions against countries trading with Moscow.
Kabul, Oct 19 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has slammed the Pakistan government for its policies towards Afghanistan, stressing that the war has resulted in the closure of western trade routes, disrupted commerce and affected the livelihoods of people, local media reported on Monday.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Small farmers in Pakistan held protests demanding "guaranteed" support prices, including Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 5,000 per maund for wheat and an end to corporate land grabbing and genetically modified (GM) crops, local media reported on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The United States is very close to finalising a trade deal with India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, linking energy waivers and sanctions policy to broader trade considerations ahead of his visit to the country on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday departed for Tajikistan's Dushanbe to represent India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to stop attacks on Russian energy facilities in exchange for expanded American satellite targeting capabilities that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike missile and drone launch sites deep inside Russia, a senior Republican senator disclosed.
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States temporarily suspended crucial intelligence sharing with Ukraine for three days, leaving its forces without American warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks during that period.
