India, Egypt set $8-bn trade target
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India and Egypt on Thursday agreed to increase their two-way trade to $8 billion from $3 billion in the near future. “We are looking at intensifying the dialogue to enhance…
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Ties with India ‘very resilient’: Egyptian President
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, who arrived here on Thursday on a three-day visit at the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee, described his country’s ties with India as old…
Trilateral meeting to discuss Afghanistan situation
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India, the US and Afghanistan will discuss the situation in the war-torn South Asian nation at a trilateral meeting to be held later this month. “India, as an immediate neigbhour…
Pakistan sending 22 envoys on J&K situation useless: India
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India on Thursday said that instead of sending 22 envoys with a wrong message on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan should have sent just one envoy with the…
India, Iran, Afghanistan discuss terrorism
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India, Iran and Afghanistan discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the region in a trilateral meeting held in Tehran, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. Following the…
China, India agree to jointly consolidate border peace
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border area is China and India’s greatest common interest, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. China and India met under the Working Mechanism for…
Nepal reappoints Upadhyay as envoy to India
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Sep 1 (IANS) The Nepal government on Thursday reappointed Deep Kumar Upadhyay as the country’s envoy to India. Upadhyay was Nepal’s ambassador to India since April 2015 but the previous K.P….
Pakistan Administered Kashmir remains a thorn in flesh for India: Air Force Chief
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India had gone to the United Nations for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute when a “military solution” was in sight, and Pakistan Administered Kashmir still remains a “thorn…
13 Indians infected with Zika virus in Singapore
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Thirteen Indians have been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Thursday. The Singapore government informed the Indian authorities on Thursday about the…
Tasmanian trade mission to visit India
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Government, business and sporting ties between India and the Australian state of Tasmania are set to get a boost with a Tasmanian trade delegation visiting New Delhi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram…
Australians being treated to Indian flavours
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Exhibitions, dance performances, music, theatre, workshops and yoga — people Down Under are being treated to these Indian treats in an ongoing Indian festival. Organised by India’s Ministry of Culture…
Pakistan opens border point with Afghanistan
Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Pakistan reopened its border with Afghanistan at Chaman on Thursday, 14 days after it was closed after an Afghan mob burnt a Pakistani flag and attacked the Friendship Gate. Islamabad agreed…
India dismisses Iranian news report on Sushma
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday described as “totally false” a report carried by an Iranian news website which, citing an Indian media outlet, quoted Minister of External Affairs Sushma…
Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Sri Lankan PM
Colombo, Sep 1 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo on Thursday. The Secretary General, who is on his second official visit to the country…
Kerry changes schedule, to head for China G-20 from India
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in India on Monday on a three-day visit, has cancelled his return to Washington scheduled, and will extend his stay in India before…
First commercial flight between US and Cuba lands in Santa Clara
Santa Clara (Cuba), Aug 31 (IANS) The first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba since 1961 landed on Wednesday at this central city’s Abel Santamaria airport at 10.57 a.m. local time…
Rs 500 cr project fund okayed for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The cabinet on Wednesday approved creation of a Project Development Fund (PDF) with a corpus of Rs 500 crore for catalysing the country’s economic presence in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and…
Kerry, Pritzker meet Modi
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed progress in bilateral engagements since Modi’s visit to…
John Kerry extends stay in India
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in India on a three-day visit on Monday, will be extending his stay here, it is reliably learnt. Kerry was scheduled to…
Kerry highlights India’s role as strategic partner of US
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India is a key strategic partner of the US with the war against terror and stability of the Indian Ocean Region in focus, US Secretary of State John Kerry said…