Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Hailing ties between India and Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday used cricket analogies to describe diplomatic ties between the two nations. “India-Australia meetings are much like cricket. The agenda is as focused as a One-Day International. The decisions are as fast as T20 cricket. The partnership is as long-lasting and deep as a Test match,” PM Modi posted on X.PM Modi stated that he held wide-ranging discussions with PM Albanese in Melbourne on Thur…
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Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, has sought to reassure Indians over the Trump administration’s immigration measures, saying changes to the US visa system are “not targeted at India” while insisting that people-to-people ties, trade and defence cooperation between the two countries will continue to grow. In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Gor said the administration’s immigration reforms were part of a broader effort to overhaul the entire US im…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) An Indian Army officer was among the standout graduates at a prestigious US Army leadership programme, winning two major academic awards as nearly 1,000 military officers from the United States and partner nations completed advanced training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Major Prabhat Mishra of India received the Birrer-Brookes Award for Outstanding Master of Military Arts and Science Thesis and the General Douglas MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Award during the g…
Washington, June 2 (IANS) Voicing concerns over China’s activities in the South China Sea, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. support for the Philippines, describing Manila as a critical partner in the Indo-Pacific amid growing regional tensions. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said he had raised concerns about Chinese actions near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in multiple engagements with Chinese officials and warned against efforts to alt…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles will jointly chair the second India-Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi on Monday, where discussions are expected to focus on enhancing bilateral defence and security cooperation. During the meeting, the two ministers will review the progress in bilateral defence cooperation and identify new avenues for collaboration.The discussions will focus on strengt…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India’s growing role in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), backed by deeper partnerships with France and Italy, is not aimed at heightening confrontation but at preserving regional stability. Such cooperation underscored the need to secure vital maritime trade routes, strengthen deterrence, and protect the shared strategic interests of the three countries amid the rising geopolitical competition, a report has stated.“Indian Ocean politics is undergoing a major strategic …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reviewed the progress of India-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership with Penny Wong, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, in New Delhi.“Co-chaired a productive 17th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with FM Senator Penny Wong of Australia today evening,” EAM Jaishankar wrote on X on Tuesday.“Reviewed the steady progress of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This covered economic and energy …
New Delhi, May 22: The headlines last week, read like dispatches from a war room. Oil tankers rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude climbing by the hour. Fertiliser and diesel prices twitching in sympathy across continents. The war in Europe digging in for another summer with no armistice in sight. Into the middle of this frightened, churning world walked an Indian Prime Minister, boarding a flight to Abu Dhabi with the calm of a man who knew exactly what he had gone to fetch.Six da…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) India and Italy on Wednesday jointly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross border terrorism, urging all the nations to continue work towards eliminating terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and combating terror financing. During their meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni welcomed the first meeting of the Permanent Task Force between I…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Wednesday said that he is looking forward to celebrating America’s 250th birthday with partners in India. In a video message shared ahead of his visit to India, Rubio said, “As America gets ready to celebrate our 250th birthday, we look forward to doing it with our partners in India. India is the world’s largest democracy and we are world’s oldest. So, we look forward to celebrating it together.”While sharing the video on social medi…