Washington, April 10 (IANS) India and the United States expanded their strategic engagement with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holding a key meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and separate talks with senior US officials, including the FBI Director Kash Patel, covering defence, counter-terrorism and regional security.During his ongoing visit, Misri “called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio today,” the Indian Embassy said, adding, “We look forward to deepening our engagement in the…
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New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The emerging Australia‑Canada‑India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership has moved from diplomatic rhetoric to actual delivery, with new trilateral commitments and 13 fresh Canada‑India university agreements scaling cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum research and semiconductors, a new report has said.The report from One World Outlook said the three countries bring complementary strengths into the partnership where India brings scale in engine…
Warsaw, March 26 (IANS) India and Poland on Thursday held discussions on deepening political exchanges and economic ties, including in areas like electric vehicles, mining and shipping and enhancing educational, cultural and people-to-people exchanges. The talks were held between Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pooja Kapur and Polish Secretary of State WT Bartoszewski in Warsaw.”Ms. Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs called on Polish Secreta…
Ottawa/New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) As Canada recalibrates its diplomacy in Asia, India is emerging as the country with which Ottawa seeks to build a long-term strategic partnership. Amid efforts to reset India-Canada relationship, the phrase “building a new normal” reflects the situation more accurately than merely “rebuilding ties”, with repairing trust as the immediate challenge and forging a stronger and more institutionalised strategic partnership as the larger objective, a report hig…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India and Canada took a major step forward in their relationship on Monday by signing a landmark uranium supply agreement worth $2.6 billion.The agreement was signed during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney at Hyderabad House in the national capital.The uranium deal will help India secure a long-term supply of fuel for its civil nuclear energy programme.Both leaders said the agreement would strengthen cooperation in clea…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) Days after President Donald Trump unveiled a trade deal with India, the White House said negotiations will continue on unresolved tariff and non-tariff barriers, even as a newly released fact sheet detailed key features of the agreement and its implementation roadmap.The fact sheet follows last Friday’s joint statement issued after a call between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which the two leaders agreed on a framework for an Interim Agreement on reci…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) US lawmakers on Monday said India is emerging not merely as a defence buyer or technology market, but as a critical partner in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and Indo-Pacific security.At a CSIS discussion, Representative Rich McCormick warned against restricting India’s access to advanced technologies. “If we start limiting access to our products, that’s going to be bad for us as a country,” he said.McCormick argued that keeping India aligned w…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India and Germany on Monday signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, giving a fresh boost to their strategic partnership.Addressing a joint press conference, Prime Minister Modi said that bilateral trade between the two countries has crossed the $50 billion mark, reaching its highest level so far.“More than two thousand German companies have a long-standing presence in India…
Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the growing cooperation between India and Germany in the defence and security sectors is a “testament to mutual trust and shared vision” and thanked German Chancellor Merz for simplifying the defence trade. He mentioned that India and Germany share common priorities in the renewable energy sector. He also announced that the two nations will establish the India-Germany Centre of Excellence to further enhance cooperation.D…