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NEW DELHI: India and Azerbaijan have initiated efforts to stabilise bilateral ties strained by recent geopolitical differences, holding high-level consultations in Baku amid lingering tensions over regional alignments. Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs Sibi George met Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on Thursday, with both sides reviewing the relationship and exchanging views on regional and global issues. The talks come in the backdrop of strains after Baku's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, as well as differences over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where Azerbaijan has perceived India to be closer to Armenia. The 6th round of India-Azerbaijan Foreign Office Consultations was held in Baku, co-chaired by Sibi George and Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov. "They comprehensively reviewed the current state of bilateral relations covering areas of mutual interest," the MEA said. Discussions spanned trade, technology, energy, pharmaceuticals, tourism, culture and people-to-people exchanges, along with cooperation in countering cross-border terrorism. In a statement, Azerbaijan also reflected underlying differences, noting that "positions were conveyed regarding matters on which the two countries hold differing views, and the importance of dialogue in this direction was emphasized". Both sides agreed to continue engagement, with the next round of consultations to be held in New Delhi at a mutually convenient date, indicating a cautious effort to rebuild trust.
Mark Carney declined to answer if he believed Indian PM had a role in murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar Canada's prime minister Mark Carney has defended his decision to invite India's prime minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta, despite Canada's federal police's conclusion that the murder of a prominent Sikh activist in British Columbia was orchestrated by the "highest levels" of the Indian government. Carney declined to answer reporters' questions over whether ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
xternal Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, on Monday, met with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine and discussed the conflict with Russia at the sidelines of the MED Mediterranean Dialogues Conference in Rome, Italy. Apart from Ukraine, EAM Jaishankar met with his counterparts from France, Lebanon, and Croatia as well. On his meeting with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, the EAM reiterated India's support for "dialogue and diplomacy" to end the long-running conflict. "Good to meet FM of Ukraine @andrii_sybihain Rome today. Useful exchange on advancing our bilateral cooperation. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to France, the European Union (EU), and Belgium from June 8 to 14, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs announced in a press release on Sunday. The visit marks a significant step in further strengthening India's strategic partnerships with Europe. The EAM will first travel to Paris and Marseille, France, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean Noel Barrot. Also Read | Indian Citizen Dies in UAE: Civil Engineer Issac Paul ...Read More >
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Qingdao, China, emphasising the need for collective action against terrorism and extremism. During his meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun, Singh strongly condemned Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, underscoring the urgent need for cooperation to combat this global threat. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh proposed a comprehensive four-point plan to ease border tensions and improve diplomatic ties with China during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart on the sideline ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Criticising the BJP-led NDA government, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that India's foreign policy has collapsed. In a post on X, Gandhi raised three questions to the central government. "Will JJ explain, Why India has been hyphenated with Pakistan? Why didn't a single country back us in condemning Pakistan? Who asked Trump to "mediate" between India & Pakistan?" the LoP said. Reposting a video of S Jaishankar's interview with a media outlet, he said, "India's foreign policy has collapsed," he added. Earlier, Gandhi q ...Read More >
The United States recently updated its travel advisory for India. The Ministry of External Affairs acknowledged the update. The US advises its citizens to exercise caution due to crime and terrorism. Certain areas are marked as high-risk. The advisory level for India remains unchanged. It has been at level 2 for several years.Travel advisories are periodically issued by countries based on their "assessment of various factors", and "we have noted" that the US has updated the travel advisory for In ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Hague-based Court of Arbitration (CoA), examining the design of Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects at Pakistan's behest, in a 'supplementary award' declared that it was competent to address the dispute under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) despite India's decision to put the agreement in abeyance. India, however, firmly rejected this order, terming the court itself as "illegal" - a position taken much before the Pahalgam attacks. New Delhi had decided to cooperate only with neutral expert, asserting that two simultaneous processes cannot be in play. "This latest charade a ...Read More >
H.E. Josel Francisco Ignacio, current Ambassador of the Philippines to India shares his credentials with President Droupadi Murmu On 16 November 1949, the Philippines and India, the two independent democracies would forge diplomatic ties. The two republics were born just a few years apart, first set out on the road to their bilateral friendship and collaboration. This inaugurated a period of closer government interaction, commerce and investment, and other bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Building on much common ground in history, democratic ideals, socio-economic imperatives and aspi ...Read More >
The 4th India-Malaysia Joint Military Exercise, HARIMAU SHAKTI, has begun today at the Bentong camp in the Pahang district of Malaysia. This exercise will be held from 2nd December to 15th December 2024. The Indian contingent has 78 personnel, while the Malaysian contingent has 123 personnel from The Royal Malaysian Regiment. HARIMAU SHAKTI is an annual exercise conducted by both India and Malaysia on each other's soil, lastly held in November 2023 at Umroi Cantonment in Meghalaya, India. Aim of the Joint Exercise is to enhance joint military capability of both sides to undertake counter insu ...Read More >
China is indeed the upper riparian for several major rivers that flow into India, notably the Indus, Sutlej, and Brahmaputra. However, it's impossible for Beijing to "turn off the tap". Most of the water in these river systems doesn't originate from the Tibetan Plateau (which China controls) but comes from precipitation and tributaries within Indian territory. India is not wholly dependent on Chinese-origin flows, especially in the case of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej, where downstream contribution ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for a major Indian Air Force (IAF) exercise scheduled to take place near the southern sector of the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan from Saturday, June 7, to Sunday, June 8. The exercise is part of the IAF's regular operational preparedness and will be conducted in airspace near the border. According to the NOTAM, the aerial drill will commence at 3:30 p.m. on June 7 and conclude at 9:30 p.m. the following day. During this period, airspace over the designated region will be restricted to ensure t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The invitation to Prime Minister Narendra attend the G7 summit in Canada was due and 'had to come' with India being a big geopolitical power, Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev said on Saturday. 'Invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G7 Summit was due, it had to come. India is too big a power now, geopolitically, economically, and with our common sense in this world which is in the middle of a conflict. India had to be a participant at the table there,' Sachdev told ANI here. Talking about the 'gossip' about Canada not inviting India to the ...Read More >
New Delhi: After India refused to sign a joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in China on Thursday, certain reports had claimed that the declaration had found a mention of the Balochistan crisis, but failed to mention the Pahalgam terror attack prompting India not to endorse the document. However, sources have clarified that these reports are completely incorrect. According to sources, the alphabet soup of the declaration document did not have either B (Balochistan) or P (Pahalgam) in its text. The document did not even have a reference t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): India has rejected 'supplemental award' by the 'illegal Court of Arbitration' concerning the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir, saying 'this latest charade at Pakistan's behest' is yet another desperate attempt' by Islamabad to escape accountability for its role as the global epicentre of terrorism. 'The illegal Court of Arbitration, purportedly constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty 1960, albeit in brazen violation of it, has issued what it characterizes as a 'supplemental award' on its competence concerning the Kishenganga ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The invitation to Prime Minister Narendra attend the G7 summit in Canada was due and 'had to come' with India being a big geopolitical power, Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev said on Saturday. 'Invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G7 Summit was due, it had to come. India is too big a power now, geopolitically, economically, and with our common sense in this world which is in the middle of a conflict. India had to be a participant at the table there,' Sachdev told ANI here. Talking about the 'gossip' about Canada not inviting India to the ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague regarding two hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that it has never recognised the so-called framework for dispute resolution with Pakistan. India rejects this so-called "supplemental award", the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, referring to the ruling in the case related to Pakistan's objections to Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects. In its ruling, the Court of Arbitration stated that India's April decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty on hold "does not ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Friday "categorically rejected" a "supplemental award" issued by the World Bank-appointed Court of Arbitration regarding its competence to hear disputes related to the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir. These projects are at the center of a long-standing disagreement between India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, which India placed in abeyance two months ago following the Pahalgam terror attack. In a strongly worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said: "Today, the illegal Court of Arbitration, purport ...Read More >
In the Indo-Pacific region, if one development would prove to be a landmark event in the region's modern history, it would be the signing of the Treaty of Comprehensive Partnership between North Korea and Russia in June 2024. The partnership has paved the way for strengthening bilateral ties between Moscow and Pyongyang and marked the onset of the global order transition, which was already underway. The institutionalization of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan's trilateral security cooperation has also given Russia and North Korea another strategic reason to collaborate. Therefore, with the geo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that China is ready to work with India and put into action the understandings between Indian and Chinese leaders. The comments come ahead of the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. In a post on X, Ambassador Xu Feihong, "China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between the leaders of China and India, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, str ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, cricket stadium in-charge, additional commissioner of police, commissioner of police have been susp ...Read More >
New Delhi: Since the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir in April, India and Pakistan's relations have been going through a very difficult phase. After the Pahalgam attack, India immediately suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) that was signed decades ago with Pakistan. This has left Pakistan agitated, and it has written several letters to India regarding this matter. Following the attack in Pahalgam on April 22, on April 24, Devshree Mukherjee, Secretary of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, sent a letter to Syed Ali Murtaza, Secretary of Pakistan's Water Ministry, making it clear th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday, discussing the growing momentum in bilateral ties between India and the UK. The meeting follows the successful conclusion of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), PM Modi expressed satisfaction at the progress made in the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He welcomed the continued collaboration under the Technology Security Initiative, which aims to shape trusted and secure innovation ecos ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's visit to India provided a valuable opportunity to sustain the high-level engagement between the two countries and to further consolidate the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs noted in a statement on Saturday. As per the statement issued by the MEA, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy paid an official visit to India on June 7. This was his second official visit to India in his capacity as UK Foreign Secretary. During the visit, UK Foreign Secretary called on Prime Minister Narendra Mod ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday debunked all allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about rigging and match-fixing in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. In his articles titled 'Those Rejected by the People Deny the Mandate', published in the same three newspapers where Gandhi's write-ups appeared, CM Fadnavis advised the Congress MP to "accept defeat, introspect on where you went wrong, why your connect with the people is lacking, and what needs to be done." He taunted Gandhi, saying that the latter was preparing excuses for "defeats ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Travel advisories are periodically issued by countries based on their "assessment of various factors", and "we have noted" that the US has updated the travel advisory for India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a query on the advisory issued recently by the US for its citizens travelling to India. Also Read | 8th Pay Commission To Triple Medical Allowance and Raise Minimum Salary to INR 27,000? Check Details. In the June 16 advisory, the US urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): After India refused to sign a joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in China on Thursday, certain reports had claimed that the declaration had found a mention of the Balochistan crisis, but failed to mention the Pahalgam terror attack prompting India not to endorse the document. However, sources have clarified that these reports are completely incorrect. According to sources, the alphabet soup of the declaration document did not have either B (Balochistan) or P (Pahalgam) in its text. The document did not ...Read More >
Gurgaon: MCG additional commissioner Yash Jaluka directed bulk waste generators (BWG) across the city to ensure proper disposal of waste by private agencies who are assisting them. Giving these instructions in a meeting held on Friday, he said it is often observed that BWGs hand over their waste to private agencies, which only sort valuable items and dump the remaining waste on roads, drains, vacant land or public places. This, he said, not only affects cleanliness of the city but also poses a threat to public health."Under the Solid Waste Management Rules-2016, it is the legal and moral respo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Moody's Ratings will consider India-Pakistan conflict while evaluating India's rating, a source said. Representatives from the US-based rating agency on Thursday met India's finance ministry officials. Moody's currently has the lowest investment grade rating for India at "Baa3" with a stable outlook. "The rating agency will consider India-Pakistan conflict in its sovereign rating assessment," a source said. Last month, Moody's had said escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan will not have any major economic disruption in the country, but will be a setback f ...Read More >
Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Friday flagged off the first air-conditioned 'Rajasthan Vahini Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train' from Durgapura railway station under the Devasthan department's Senior Citizens Pilgrimage Scheme-2025. This initiative marked the beginning of the pilgrimage to Rameshwaram, carrying around 800 passengers.Under the scheme, 50,000 senior citizens will travel to 13 different pilgrimage sites via AC trains for the first time this year. The eight-day journey is the longest among the Devasthan department's pilgrimages, including visits to the Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlin ...Read More >