New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday thanked PM Narendra Modi for India’s support to the country’s 13th Five-Year Plan as well as the Gelephu Mindfulness City Project. Both leaders also reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation in several key sectors – including energy, connectivity, development partnership and people to people connect – during their meeting held on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.As they reaffirmed their com…
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation in several key sectors – including energy, connectivity, development partnership and people to people connect – on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders expressed support for harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for inclusive and human-centric progre…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived in Bangladesh on Tuesday to represent the Indian government at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), under the leadership of its chairman, Tarique Rahman, registered a landslide victory in the Bangladesh parliamentary elections.The BNP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday elected Tarique Rahman as its Leader, setting him up to become the Leader of the House and take the oath as …
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Bangladesh’s outgoing interim government Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, in his farewell address, highlighted the “economic promise” of deeper regional integration involving Nepal, Bhutan and the “Seven Sisters” — a term widely used to refer to India’s northeastern states — according to local media reports.His mention of India’s northeastern region alongside sovereign nations has drawn criticism from several quarters, with observers calling it diplomatically insensitive at a…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to assess the progress achieved under the India-France strategic partnership and exchange views on key regional and global developments.Prime Minister Modi will travel to Mumbai for the meeting with the visiting French President, who will be on an official trip to India from February 17 to 19. President Macron’s visit comes at the invitation of PM Modi to take part in t…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) Around 1,200 dignitaries from Bangladesh and abroad are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government, scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building in Dhaka.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by its chairman Tarique Rahman, secured a sweeping mandate in the recent parliamentary elections, paving the way for the formation of a new government.Several prominent international figures…
Itanagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd) on Saturday stressed that to effectively counter emerging threats and ensure deterrence, stability and lasting control along the state’s sensitive frontier, security, development, diplomacy and community empowerment must progress simultaneously through a whole-of-nation approach. Addressing the seminar on ‘Arunachal Pradesh – India’s Dynamic Frontier’, the Governor presented a comprehensive overview of Arunac…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India have been drawn in a challenging Group D alongside defending champions Uzbekistan, Australia, and DPR Korea for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, following the Final Draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.The tournament will be held from May 5 to 22 in Saudi Arabia, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals and securing qualification for the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026.India qualified for the continent…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The United States called India the anchor of South Asia and the western Indo-Pacific, as the Trump administration outlined an “America first” strategy built on trade deals, defence cooperation, and targeted investment across the region.Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Paul Kapur, in a written testimony submitted before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, said President Donald Trump’s National Secur…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries widened sharply by 44.42 per cent to $7.683 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2025-2026 (July-December), compared to $5.32 billion during the same period last year, according to the latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan.The surge in the deficit is largely attributed to a decline in exports, particularly to China, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Pakistan has suspended all trade with Afghanistan, including …