Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the Trump administration is working towards President Donald Trump’s visit to India in the early part of next year, underscoring the growing momentum in India-US ties as the two countries move closer to concluding a bilateral trade agreement.In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Rubio said he expected to travel to India before the end of the year to prepare for the President’s visit.”I look forward to returni…
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to New Delhi for an official visit from July 1-3 to attend the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. Takaichi will be travelling to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be her first official visit to India after assuming office.During the Summit, both sides are expected to review and strengthen the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation as well as discuss regional and global issues of mutual inte…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Senior Democratic Senator Mark Warner said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have set back the India-US relationship, saying that recent trade measures disrupted growing economic ties between the two countries despite their expanding strategic partnership.Warner described India as one of America’s most important geopolitical partners and said successive US administrations had worked to deepen bilateral ties.”One of the things that every admin…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India wants to build partnerships in Europe to advance its interests in trade, investment, defence, and the green transition, and while many economic decisions are taken at the European Union (EU) level, political goodwill and strong bilateral relationships with individual member states continue to hold importance, as showcased during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to France and Slovakia, according to a report. The ties between India and the EU have gained …
Nairobi, June 23 (IANS) The High Commissioner of India to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, on Tuesday held a meeting with the country’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry discussing strengthening of cooperation in the field of climate action.“High Commissioner Adarsh Swaika called on the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Hon. Deborah Mlongo Barasa,” the High Commission of India in Nairobi wrote on X.“The discussions focused on strengthening In…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) A controversy over the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence to create a deepfake video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Kerala police, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding immediate legal action and a detailed investigation into those behind the circulation of the content. Kerala BJP State Social Media Convener Abhijith Radhakrishnan Nair submitted a complaint to the State Police Chief seeking registration of an FIR and act…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the world considers India a reliable power. Addressing a media event here, PM Modi said: “Bharat is a fast-growing economy, a credible economy, and along with being among the rising powers, Bharat is also a reliable power.”“We are the nation whose consciousness carries the memory of an era. We are a nation with an era’s memory chip embedded within us. India today is writing the future of the next 1,000 years. And th…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) A once-close political partnership between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has erupted into a public feud after Trump claimed the Italian leader repeatedly sought a photograph with him at the G7 summit in France, an allegation Meloni has forcefully rejected.The latest exchange marked a sharp deterioration in ties between the two leaders, who had long been viewed as ideological allies on issues including immigration and national sover…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) National President Gurnam Singh Charuni on Saturday criticised the proposed US-India trade deal, calling it an “unequal agreement”.Speaking to IANS, the farmer leader said that pan-India agitation of all farmer unions has been called on June 23, against the proposed agreement.Charuni said, “The trade deal is an unequal agreement. America is a bigger nation than India, having four times less population than us.””If we agree to their condit…
Rome, June 20 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump’s statements about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ignited a diplomatic clash between Washington and Rome, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, on Saturday defended the premier while reaffirming the executive’s unity.”I can only repeat that whoever attacks the Prime Minister attacks the entire government and all of Italy,” stated Salvini while speaking at the Lega-Mercato Gazebo in Milan. “This ob…