India, US to ramp up defence ties
Nearly a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama held their maiden summit in Washington, India and the US will be looking to bolster their military ties …
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India re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
In a sign of its growing global stature, India has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2015-17 term, with the country’s envoy to the UN stressing that …
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UN rejects Pakistan’s bid to internationalise Kashmir issue
Pakistan’s insidious attempt to internationalise the Kashmir issue got a fitting rebuff from the UN which has made it clear that India and Pakistan should resolve all differences through dialogue …
Read MoreUN urges India, Pakistan to resolve ceasefire issues through dialogue
Amid relentless ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked India and Pakistan to resolve their issues through dialogue. “The Secretary-General would call on both …
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India warns Pakistan over ceasefire violations
In a distinct souring of India-Pakistan ties, the border troops of the two countries chose not to share the traditional Eid sweets as India’s Defence Minister Arun Jaitley warned Pakistan that …
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Amazon CEO meets Modi, high on India plans
Jeffrey P. Bezos, the chief executive of e-commerce giant Amazon, is betting big on the India story and finds India “unbelievably energising” and the next big destination for e-tailer’s ambitious …
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American Jewish community meets Modi
NEW YORK- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met an influential Jewish group in New York and conveyed his country’s strong and deep linkages the Jewish community for over 2,000 years. …
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India’s top sleuth in Saudi Arabia to nip IS luring young Indians
Stepping up India’s fight against militant outfits such as the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda, Syed Asif Ibrahim, Director of India’s Intelligence Bureau, is on a week-long trip to …
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Modi invokes youth power: May the Force be With You
The famed Central Park in New York resonated with rock stars and Sanskrit when India’s Prime Minister greeted a gathering of over 60,000 people with ‘Namaste’ and praised the prime …
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Neighbours first: India’s South Asia diplomacy in New York
NEW YORK –Neighbourhood first has been a key tenet of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy initiative as evident from the invites he extended to the heads of neighbouring …
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