New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which they said remains underpinned by strong political, cultural, commercial, energy and people-to-people ties. Both leaders met on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. This is his Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s second official visit to India, following his earlier vi…
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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the ongoing AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as both India and the Netherlands vowed to further strengthen cooperation in technology and innovation and leverage new opportunities in bilateral economic partnership. “Both leaders exchanged views for harnessing AI as an enabler for economic and social transformation. The leaders noted the conclusion of India-EU FT…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who arrived in New Delhi Wednesday afternoon to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, shared a video on his social media profile showcasing the grand traditional welcome he got upon his arrival in the Indian capital. “Namaste, India! I’ve arrived for another visit with an important agenda: strengthening ties, deepening partnerships, and discussing the future of artificial intelligence in the world. We continue working to…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday met France’s Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, Anne Bouverot, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, and discussed expanding collaboration in emerging technologies and research.Taking to X, Pradhan said he was glad to meet the French Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence during the summit in the national capital.”Glad to meet Ms. Anne Bouverot, Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, G…
Singapore, Feb 14 (IANS) India has evolved into an ambitious global player under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, supported by the world’s largest population – young, technologically savvy and predominantly middle class — giving it a strong advantage for the future, a report said on Saturday. According to an opinion piece in Singapore’s leading multinational news channel Channel News Asia (CNA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified India as the fastest-growing major e…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has said bilateral ties are “extremely good” and firmly “back on track,” expressing confidence that negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could begin within weeks and conclude swiftly.“The current status of the relationship is extremely good. I mean, we couldn’t have asked for anything better given our past history of the last two years,” Patnaik said in an interview w…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, on Sunday held delegation-level talks in Kuala Lumpur, discussing ways to enhance bilateral ties across several sectors, including defence and security. Welcoming PM Modi and his delegation, the Malaysian Prime Minister said, “We have discussed that there are some issues of concern, which I think need to be addressed by our teams.”Expressing optimism about strengthening the bilateral ties, he said,…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The White House brushed aside public skepticism from Cuba’s leadership about US-Cuba talks, saying President Donald Trump remains open to diplomacy and suggesting engagement is already underway.A reporter cited remarks by Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, who said Cuba would engage in dialogue with the United States “only without pressure, without preconditions, on equal footing and with respect for sovereignty,” while his government denied Trump’s claim that talk…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India and Canada on Tuesday signed a joint statement to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector during the India Energy Week 2026 held in Goa. The agreement marks a renewed push to deepen bilateral ties in areas such as oil, gas, clean energy and long-term investments.The joint statement followed a bilateral meeting between India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Timothy Hodgson.Hod…
Zagreb/New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India on Thursday condemned the incident of trespassing and vandalism by anti-India elements at its Embassy in Croatia’s Zagreb, asserting that New Delhi has taken up the matter strongly with the Croatian authorities and asked them to hold the perpetrators accountable for their reprehensible and illegal actions. “We condemn the incident of trespassing and vandalism at our Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia by anti-India elements. Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic pr…