Washington, June 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the United States and India are moving towards a trade agreement, while describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “good friend” and signalling confidence that the two countries will reach a deal.Speaking at the White House during an event focused on coal and energy policy, Trump said on Thursday that trade negotiations with India were progressing despite his long-standing criticism of India’s tariff regime.Asked about reports th…
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Moscow, June 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that putting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “detrimental to international relations and bilateral ties”.The Russian President on Thursday added this during his meeting with representatives of international news agencies at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.”Your question seemed a bit strange to me. You said that the cooperation between India and the US creates difficulties in the relations between Russia and Indi…
United Nations, June 4 (IANS) India condemned on Thursday the attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, which killed a Serbian soldier serving the UN. “India reiterates the fundamental importance of respecting the sanctity and inviolability of UN premises and personnel,” India’s UN Mission said in a statement that condemned the attack that occurred on Wednesday.Condemning the attack that resulted in the seventh fatality since March, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that it could amount …
Moscow, June 4 (IANS) After more than seven years, Russia and the United States will face each other again in an ice hockey friendly match on July 1st in Moscow stemming from Trump and Putin discussion last year. local media reported.The event takes on particular significance in light of the exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions decided in 2022, after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Adnkronos news agency reported.The announcement was made by the president and CEO of th…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India and the United States have made further progress in negotiations for a proposed bilateral trade agreement, with officials from both countries holding extensive discussions in New Delhi this week on a range of trade-related issues, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Thursday.A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), led by the Chief Negotiator, visited India from June 1 to June 4 to advance talks on the India-U.S. Tr…
Rome, June 4 (IANS) Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday called on Hezbollah to comply with a US-brokered accord between Lebanon and Israel to renew their fragile ceasefire announced in a joint statement which said the deal was “contingent on complete cessation” of attacks by the Iran-backed Shia Muslim militant group among other conditions.”We keep saying that the only path forward, if we want to achieve peace, is that of dialogue and diplomacy. The agreement reached yesterday (W…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Around 75 per cent of Indian enterprises said AI initiatives remained a priority at the board level, yet 39 per cent cited technology prerequisites constraining value realisation, according to a report on Thursday.The report from Tata Communications said India is the only market where two prerequisites– high-performance network connectivity and hybrid deployment flexibility were cited predominantly by respondents.Almost 53 per cent Indian respondents felt these two infr…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) The United States and China appear to be pursuing a period of stability in their relationship, driven largely by economic considerations, but the fundamental sources of friction between the world’s two largest economies remain unchanged, former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has said. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Biswal said Washington’s current approach towards Beijing is focused on managing tensions and crea…
Seoul, June 4 (IANS) The chiefs of the South Korean and US Marine Corps have discussed ways to expand military cooperation and joint drills in a bid to strengthen their combined defence readiness posture, officials said Thursday. Lieutenant General Ju Il-suk held talks with his US counterpart, General Eric M. Smith, at the Pentagon, near Washington, on Tuesday (local time), according to South Korea’s Marine Corps.The two sides shared the understanding that the allies’ Marines will make efforts t…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a proposed multinational infrastructure initiative aimed at upgrading connectivity between the three regions through integrated trade, energy, and digital networks, is envisioned partially as a counterweight to China’s international infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to an article.Announced at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in New Delhi in September 2023, IMEC is designed to create …