India, Nepal agree to boost trade, people-to-people, connectivity ties
Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS)Â In what can be seen as a series of steps to mend their ties, India and Nepal on Saturday agreed to boost...
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Modi, Oli flag off Janakpur-Ayodhya bus service
Janakpur (Nepal), May 11 (IANS)Â Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli on Friday jointly flagged off a bus service connecting...
Unicef, Kerala body to strengthen collaboration
Thrissur (Kerala), May 10 (IANS)Â The Unicef and state-run Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) on Thursday decided to strengthen their association after a detailed interaction,...
Sushma calls on Myanmar President
Nay Pyi Taw, May 10 (IANS)Â Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called Myanmar President U Win Myint on Thursday, the first day of her two-day...
DIGITAL SECRETARY BATS FOR BRITISH TECH IN INDIA
Minister to launch UK-India Tech Partnership and confirm regional link-ups on three-day visit Plans to announce new joint tech leadership summit with India to take...
India, Guatemala to support each other for UNSC membership
Guatemala City, May 8 (IANS) India and Guatemala have agreed to support each other’s candidature for non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The...
Combination of soft diplomacy with focused delivery is needed to engage Central Asia
“India’s extended neighborhood of central Asia and Countries of the Region are a classic case of being too near yet too far, said Shakti Sinha,...
UK Foreign Office Minister arrives in India for wide-ranging talks on India-UK Tech Partnership
UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, the Rt Hon Mark Field MP, will arrive in India on Monday (7 May) for two...
Vice President to visit Guatemala, Panama, Peru
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will visit the Latin American countries of Guatemala, Panama and Peru from May 6 to...
In Uzbekistan, feels like being at home in Kashmir – with exceptions
Fergana (Uzbekistan), May 2 (IANS) Uzbekistan and Kashmir appear like separated siblings living thousands of miles apart and still bearing striking similarities in more ways...
India, Japan agree to work on electric vehicle development
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India and Japan on Tuesday agreed to initiate discussions on development of electric vehicles (EVs) by collaborating at a policy...
Nepal seeks additional air entry points into India
Kathmandu, April 30 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday urged the Indian government to grant new air entry points for his country....
ISA task force of corporates on innovation holds first meet
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS)Â A task force of corporates on innovation set up by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has held its first meeting here...
India, China agree on joint economic Afghan project
Wuhan (China), April 28 (IANS)Â India and China on Saturday agreed on a joint economic project in Afghanistan, sources said after a two-day summit between Prime...
Modi invites Xi to India, discusses bilateral ties
Wuhan (China), April 27 (IANS)Â Less than a year after their two armies ended a tense stand-off, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on...
Modi, Xi to begin talks soon in Wuhan
Wuhan (China), April 27 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and hold free-flowing talks at...
CELEBRATING THE UK-INDIA SCIENCE & INNOVATION RELATIONSHIP
The recent UK-India Policy dialogue was an opportunity to celebrate the rapid growth of the UK-India Science, Innovation and research relationship, which has grown from...
India, Mongolia agree to jointly fight terror, boost trade
Ulaanbaatar, April 25 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday discussed terrorism with her Mongolian counterpart Damdin Tsogtbaatar and the two agreed to...
Modi, Xi may arrive at consensus on ‘outstanding issues’, boundary row
Beijing, April 24 (IANS)Â China on Tuesday said President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may arrive at some important consensus to resolve the...
Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman attend SCO meet in China
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting here on Tuesday. “Smt @nsitharaman attended the...