Foreign Affairs

Bangkok: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who attended the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat here on July 17, said the discussion focused on strengthening resilience and coordination among members, reflecting the challenges that the world...

Tokyo: Top ranking US Army officer encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defence spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo’s controversial push for a stronger military crucial to confront rising threats from North...

New Delhi: Argentina Defence Minister Jorge Enrique Taiana arrived in New Delhi July 17 for his four-day visit. He will hold bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh to further consolidate defence cooperation...

Tel Aviv: The US and Israel have enhanced their efforts to identify any developing hostile act by Iran in the Persian Gulf. After adopting a more active posture to deter Iran in the Persian Gulf,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has slammed the European Parliament for adopting a resolution on the situation in Manipur, terming it 'unacceptable'. The MEA official spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, said that such...

Paris: In a major boost to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13 announced that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment mechanism and it will begin from...

Paris: In what is considered a major honour, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13. It is the highest French honour in military...

New Delhi: Expressing confidence that his visit to France would provide a new impetus to the bilateral strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13 said that he looks forward to holding wide-ranging...

Washington: President Joe Biden nominated Lt Gen James Mingus to become US Army’s next vice chief of staff, according to a notice in the Congressional Record. Mingus, who will pin on a fourth star if...

  Washington: After years of lengthy delays and budget overruns, the Pentagon now finds itself with a different sort of headache: how to stop weapons and systems that are dirt cheap. The growing problem of inexpensive...

Washington/Cologne: Coming out strongly in defence of Ukraine getting eventual membership into NATO, the Secretary-General of the grouping, Jens Stoltenberg countered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who lamented the lack of a specific timeline. “We all...

New Delhi: With the Ukraine war taking a heavy toll on Russia’s capacity to supply arms to the international market, analysts say that this could impact Russia’s defence-industrial base and opportunities could emerge for...

Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in the island nation on July 11 and discussed Sri Lankan  President Ranil Wickremesinghe's upcoming visit to India. "Good meeting...