New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India’s Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held a discussion with Carlos Favaro, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil, and Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira, Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture of Brazil, at the Krishi Bhawan here on Friday, on the status of the ongoing cooperation between the two countries and also outlined the future areas of collaboration. Minister Chouhan noted the deep-rooted and friendly ties b…
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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his views on free speech amid criticism and partial quoting of his earlier remarks, while linking it to broader themes of mutual respect in international relations, including Indo-French defence partnerships. Macron addressed misconceptions head-on, clarifying that true free speech is not unrestricted or algorithm-driven chaos. He stated, “I do believe in free speech. But what does it mean? Free speech means I will lis…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday told IANS that like the successful Tata Airbus deal, the country can count on his country with the mega Rafale deal — and possibly submarines next – while ‘Make in India’ will be core in this growing relationship.In an exclusive interaction on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the French President said that on top of this, “what we want to do is to improve the cooperation in maintenance capacities, in te…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to India for the ongoing AI Impact Summit, followed by a full-fledged state visit, signals a deliberate attempt by the two largest democracies of the Global South to elevate ties beyond multilateral coordination and into a deeper economic and strategic partnership, a senior US-based economist working on India-Brazil ties has said. “This Brazil visit is very significant,” said Dr Anit Mukherjee, Senior Fellow at ORF A…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Highlighting that India is not only a leading voice but a leading initiator in addressing key challenges of the Global South, South Africa’s High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal on Wednesday lauded the role played by India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in consistently voicing concerns of the developing nations on global platforms.”Since the attainment of its independence, even prior to that, India has been fully immersed in the Global South and providing leadership…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India presented the priorities for its BRICS chairship in 2026 under the theme of ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’ during the first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas held on February 9-10 in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Wednesday. The meeting was Chaired by MEA Secretary (Economic Relations) and India’s BRICS Sherpa Sudhakar Dalela along with Joint Secretary (Multilateral Economic Relations) Sham…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and China’s Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held the India-China Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing ways to further advance bilateral ties by enhancing people-to-people exchanges and addressing concerns on sensitive issues. The two sides also discussed global, regional situations and other multilateral issues.”Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held the India-China Strategic Dialogue with Executive Vice Foreign Min…
Tel Aviv, Jan 23 (IANS) With Tel Aviv’s position in the West weakening and currents within American public discourse growing more hostile, Israel believes that India’s leadership of BRICS carries immense significance for it on several fronts, a report highlighted on Friday. “India remains the organization’s ‘responsible adult’. New Delhi places importance on preventing BRICS from becoming an overtly anti-Israel forum or a space dominated exclusively by the Chinese axis and elements hostile to …
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a telephone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he intends to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next month. The two leaders aligned on Global South priorities and pressed for United Nations Security Council reform ahead of their bilateral summit scheduled for February in India.The call lasted about 45 minutes and focused on preparations for President Lula’s State Visit to India from Feb…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Europe has emerged as a significant partner for India amid the challenges posed by the current US administration and similarly, in light of recent developments in transatlantic ties, India’s value as a partner for Europe has increased, with Indian foreign policy navigating the Trump storm, a report said on Wednesday. “India has invited the European Union as the Chief Guest for R-Day 2026, represented by Van Der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, and Anton…