India, Myanmar sign MoU for Rakhine State’s development
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed a MoU to develop Rakhine State, from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to...
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India, Myanmar sign MoU on Rakhine state development
New Delhi, Dec 20 In the wake of the massive outflow of Rohingya refugees sparked by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, India and Myanmar on...
Jaishankar in Myanmar to discuss security cooperation
New Delhi, Dec 20 Amid the raging Rohingya refugee crisis, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in Myanmar to discuss security cooperation starting with a meeting...
India appreciates US giving strategic importance to bilateral ties
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump gave a leadership role to India in his new “America First Security Strategy”, New Delhi...
“India is Mother of Peace”, says Afghan Youth
By Neelapu Shanti In a bid to uplift the enduring strength for peace and prosperity, fifty Afghan youth participated in a recent event titled ‘International...
India, US discuss terrorist designation mechanisms
New Delhi, Dec 20 Even as China continued to block the listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in the UN-designated list of international terrorists, India...
800,000 fewer Bangladeshi migrants in India: UN
United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) The number of Bangladeshis living in India has come down by 800,000 since 2000 and now stands at 3.1 million,...
‘India’s move for mini-ministerial after WTO collapse welcome’
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) on Tuesday welcomed the Indian government’s decision to shortly hold a mini-ministerial meeting of 40...
India to take up ‘conversion’ of Sikhs with Pakistan
New Delhi, Dec 19 India on Tuesday said it will take up with Islamabad reports that some members of the Sikh community were forcibly converted...
GST, World Bank rank, Moody’s upgrade major events of 2017: Ministry
New Delhi, Dec 19 Implementing the GST, the improvement in India’s World Bank ease of doing business rankings, the sovereign rating upgrade by US agency Moody’s...
With 16mn, India tops world in number of migrants abroad
United Nations, Dec 19 Indian tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad and more than half of the 16.59 million live in...
Telangana seeks Israel’s help in cybersecurity
Hyderabad, Dec 15 Telangana is keen to have a partnership with Israel in cybersecurity and emulate its world-class robust architecture, a senior official said on...
India, Morocco ink MoUs on cooperation in health, transport
New Delhi, Dec 15 India and Morocco on Thursday inked MoUs to enhance cooperation in telemedicine, drug regulation and pharmaceutical quality control as well as...
PM commissions INS Kalvari to boost India’s defence, security
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday here commissioned the country’s first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari to the Indian Navy terming...
India supports Afghanistan becoming united, democratic nation: Naidu
New Delhi, Dec 13 India supports Afghanistan in all its efforts to emerge as a united, democratic, peaceful, stable and prosperous nation and “completely supports”...
In historic first, Sikh nominated to be attorney general of New Jersey
New York, Dec 13 In a historic first, a distinguished Sikh public prosecutor “who has experienced hate and intolerance first-hand” has been nominated to be...
Doklam ‘severely’ strained India-China ties: Wang told Sushma
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) At his meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the military stand-off in Doklam...
Create International Diwali Day at UN: Kazakh diplomat
United Nations, Dec 12 (IANS) A senior Kazakhstan diplomat has suggested that the UN adopt an International Diwali Day to commemorate the festival that he said...
‘Power of One’ awards honour UN diplomats, officials
United Nations, Dec 12 At an awards ceremony honouring six serving and former diplomats and international civil servants for their contributions to world peace and...
India – ASEAN are Natural Partners: M J Akbar
New Delhi, Nov 11 “Connectivity has acquired an exciting meaning now. In the 21st century, the map of a region will not be defined by...