New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India on Tuesday sent a consignment of 250 metric tonnes of food grains to Seychelles, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced while adding that New Delhi will be sending more assistance to the country as part of its USD 175 million Special Economic Package. “A consignment of 250 MT foodgrains sent to Seychelles. More to follow under the USD 175 million Special Economic Package committed to Seychelles,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.In February, …
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s experience with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) emerged as a central case study to develop a model of development for the Global South at a session convened by The Global Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (GIWEH) on the sidelines at the 61st meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council at Geneva, according to an article.The UN session was held to examine how digital innovation and South–South cooperation can serve as catalysts for realisi…
London, March 9 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with UK’s Minister for Latin America, Caribbean and Multilateral Chris Elmore on the sidelines of Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) on Monday, discussing strengthening cooperation between two nations and working with partners to advance Commonwealth reforms. India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami and other officials were also present during the meeting.”Began Day …
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) While the US and China are locked in an intense rivalry in the AI race to gain a dominant position in the world, countries such as India, Indonesia, and Vietnam are eyeing the frontier technology with the more modest objective of meeting their developmental goals and maintaining digital autonomy, according to an article.The United States leads frontier innovation, from large language models to artificial general intelligence (AGI), while China excels in embodied AI, ind…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Developed nations are eager to sign trade deals with India because a confident India is rising beyond doubt and despair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the Rising Bharat Summit organised by a leading news outlet. Speaking on Friday on the theme “Strength Within”, the Prime Minister highlighted India’s remarkable transformation over the past 11 years, marked by the reclamation of national potential, economic self-reliance, and a clear roadmap to becomi…
United Nations, Feb 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called for an overarching approach to human rights that includes development and capacity-building leading to “tangible improvements in the daily lives of the most vulnerable” and confronting terrorism rather than engaging in polemics of “politicisation, selectivity or double standards”. Speaking through a video link to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday, he said, “In a world marred by conflict, pola…
Tel Aviv, Feb 25 (IANS) India is committed to expanding trade, strengthening investment flows, and promoting joint infrastructure development with Israel and the Bilateral Investment Treaty signed last year will provide confidence and predictability to our businesses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.During his historic address at the Israeli Parliament, Knesset — the first-ever by an Indian PM — Prime Minister Modi said that in the last few years, India has concluded a number of…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the nature of markets and employment. To build a ready and capable administration, the government has begun prioritising the effective use of ‘AI’ in official operations. He was speaking during an interactive session at the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum 2026.Fadnavis noted that the government is focusing on building a robust Digital Public I…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday called on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discussed ways to advance the Strategic Partnership between the two nations. Later in the day, PM Modi and the Brazilian President will hold a bilateral meeting. The EAM expressed confidence that the Brazilian President’s engagements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day would impart a new momentum to the bilateral ties. Following the meeting…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the Brazilian President upon his arrival.Later in the day, PM Modi and the Brazilian President will hold a bilateral meeting, discussing ways to further strengthen the partnership between the two Global South nations.”Both leaders would be reviewing the entire gamut of…