Washington, June 6 (IANS) India and the United States held the 29th edition of Army-to-Army Staff Talks in Hawaii, discussing ways to deepen bilateral defence cooperation while reaffirming their commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.According to the Indian Army, the talks were co-chaired by Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy), and Lieutenant General Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific.Sharin…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Reiterating India’s stance on terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that international community must call out nations who support terrorism and promote cross-border terrorism. “How we look at cross-border terrorism, on that, I need not repeat cross-border terrorism is a threat which the whole world must come together and combat. We must call out countries who are supportive of terrorism and who are promoting cross-border terrorism from their terri…
Oslo, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Iceland counterpart Kristrun Frostadottir held a meeting on the sidelines of the third India-Nordic Summit in Oslo on Tuesday, during which they discussed strengthening cooperation in areas such as clean energy, fisheries, sustainability, geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage. This was the first meeting between PM Modi and Frostadottir since the latter assumed office. PM Modi congratulated Prime Minister Frostadottir for being the …
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vietnamese President To Lam in Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday and held wide-ranging discussions across the spectrum of bilateral relations, along with regional and global issues of mutual interest. Earlier in the day, the Vietnamese President was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the Vietnamese President upon his arrival…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday that India continues to follow developments in the West Asia region and remains in touch with countries of the region. Addressing an inter-ministerial media briefing on recent developments in West Asia on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is in touch with the Iranian authorities on the issue of safety of Indian nationals in Iran and to ensure safe passage of Indian ships through the Strait o…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor held a “fruitful meeting” with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday, discussing “critical security and geopolitical issues” and the ongoing strategic cooperation between the United States and India. The meeting took place amid the current conflict in West Asia and the highly volatile security situation on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.”Just wrapped up an extremely fruitful meeting with National Security Advisor Aj…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called terrorism, extremism and radicalisation “grave challenges” for India and Canada, as well as for “all of humanity”.The Prime Minister made these remarks during the joint press meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney. “We agree that terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation are grave challenges faced not only by our two countries but by all of humanity. Close cooperation between us in combating these threats is essen…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday, discussing bilateral cooperation in areas of technology and innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and critical minerals, defence and security, trade and economy, labour mobility and education, blue economy, agriculture and health. The two leaders also announced elevating ties to ‘India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosp…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) As the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) gets relocated from the South Block building in Raisina Hills to a newly constructed buildling ‘Seva Teerth’, this not only marks a milestone in the highest office’s history but also puts on record a profound shift in the popular public mindset, since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power. The calibrated effort to do away with structures reflective of the colonial past and to rename and rebrand public institutions unde…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Khalistan issue has always remained an irritant between India and Canada. Ties soured between the two countries when Justin Trudeau was the prime minister of Canada and he has been accused of being an open Khalistan backer. Trudeau even made reckless allegations against India following the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Post Trudeau’s ouster, ties were reset and both nations agreed to work on the Khalistan issue.A recent development which has t…