New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented specially curated Indian cultural gifts to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella during his visit to Italy, highlighting India’s rich textile traditions, artistic excellence, and classical musical heritage. Prime Minister Modi gifted Giorgia Meloni a traditional Muga silk stole and a Shirui Lily silk stole, both symbolising India’s diverse cultural legacy and craftsmanship.Muga silk, popularly kno…
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New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent five-nation visit has helped India to secure an investment pipeline worth nearly $40 billion, with several global companies committing fresh investments and outlining expansion plans across key sectors, officials said.During the visit, PM Modi held meetings with chief executives and senior representatives of more than 50 multinational companies spanning sectors such as semiconductors, logistics, infrastructure and technology.The co…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday at Sewa Teerth in Delhi. New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday at Sewa Teerth in Delhi. This meeting will bring together key members of the Union Cabinet to review governance performance and the implementation of major policy decisions.The meeting is being held as the first Council of …
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning after concluding a high-profile five-nation diplomatic tour that covered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. The Prime Minister began his overseas visit on May 15 from the UAE and completed the final leg in Italy on May 20, marking a closely watched diplomatic outreach aimed at strengthening India’s global partnerships.The tour was strategically focused on sec…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) In a major diplomatic milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour to the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy has marked one of the most consequential diplomatic engagements in recent years. This tour delivered immense strategic, economic, technological, and geopolitical gains that will directly benefit India’s long-term national interests. Sharing his perspective on this landmark achievement, In-charge of BJP’s National Information and Technology d…
New Delhi/Gothenburg, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday jointly wrote an op-ed titled “India and Sweden: Delivering Growth, Resilience and Sustainability… Together”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger international cooperation to tackle climate change, economic fragmentation and industrial transformation.In the joint op-ed, the two leaders stressed that the world is currently facing a defining moment marked by geopolitical uncerta…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India from May 23-26, visiting Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi, as Washington and New Delhi prepare for talks expected to focus on the Quad partnership, energy security, trade and defence cooperation amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.The State Department announced Rubio’s travel plans on Tuesday, saying he would first travel to Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22 to attend the NATO…
Oslo, May 19 (IANS) Spotlighting India’s position as a major global player, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday said that Nordic countries’ cooperation with “one of the greatest powers” can bring stability, prosperity, and unity amid global uncertainties. “There is this idea growing right now that the middle powers in the world should act together, stick together, and work together. We cannot say that India is a middle power. You are one of the biggest powers. It’s not very easy to say that t…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates has assumed major strategic significance as India and the Gulf nation signed key energy agreements at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and volatile oil markets triggered by the US-Israel conflict with Iran.The UAE visit marked the first leg of PM Modi’s five-nation tour, which will also take him to the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy.Analysts said the timing of the visit reflected India’s …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visits to the Netherlands and Sweden constitute part of India’s wider European outreach, which includes Norway and Italy, at a time of shifting alliances in the geopolitical landscape amid the dramatic change in US foreign policy under Donald Trump’s presidency.”Underlying the trip is a larger geopolitical calculation on both sides. Europe is seeking to reduce its economic exposure to China and cope with the fallout of the Russ…