Japan, India Maritime Exercise- JIMEX23 commences in Visakhapatnam

Japan, India Maritime Exercise- JIMEX23 commences in Visakhapatnam

How China’s delayed debt restructuring is jeopardizing Sri Lanka’s future

China’s influence in global affairs has grown significantly over the past few decades, with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) garnering attention worldwide. However, as Sri Lanka grapples with mounting debt obligations, it has become increasingly clear that China’s reluctance to expedite debt restructuring is putting the country’s future at risk.

China’s delays in restructuring the debt have put Sri Lanka in an awkward position

As Sri Lanka embarks on debt restructuring negotiations with key lenders in parallel to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiatives,

Pakistan: Balochistan National Party holds strike amid Wadh unrest

Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) held a wheel-jam strike across the province on Monday to protest against the worsening law and order situation in the Wadh area of the Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Pakistan-based Dawn reported

Travel Agents Association of India delegation leaves for Volimbi to forge closer ties with Sri Lanka

Transcending borders: Colombo prepares for biggest Indian tourism convention by ITTA

India enhances efforts to facilitate Buddhists visiting pilgrimage sites

India has not only helped spread Buddhism across the world more than 2,500 years ago, it has also kicked off a number of initiatives throughout the years to facilitate Buddhists across the world visiting India to have memorable and devout pilgrimages.

Hefei Christian Youth Fellowship: Leaders Sentenced to Jail Terms

The group catered to the spiritual needs of Hefei college students and had refused to join the CCP-controlled Three-Self Church.

US considering new restrictions on AI chip exports to China: Report

India emerging as an attractive investment destination for automotive manufacturers

The Indian automotive industry has achieved a remarkable feat by producing 27 million vehicles valued at USD 108 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23.

India again refrains from extending support to China’s Belt and Road Initiative: SCO Joint Statement

India has again opted out of supporting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) refusing to endorse the project.

India asks China to abide by SCS ruling Beijing calls null and void

Reiterating the call for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, India Thursday joined the Philippines in asking China to abide by a 2016 legally binding ruling that strongly refuted China’s expansive claims in its dispute with the southeast Asian country over South China Sea (SCS) waters.

British PM Rishi Sunak Presents Points of Light Award to Sikh World War II Veteran

Rajindar Singh Dhatt, one of the last surviving Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War, has been honored by U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with the prestigious Points of Light award.

Former senior political advisor of Jilin expelled from CPC

Zhang Xiaopei, former vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the provincial political advisory body, was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of Party disciplines and laws.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Ali Muhammad Khan sent to jail on judicial remand

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Ali Muhammad Khan was on Wednesday sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a local court in Mardan in a corruption case, according to Khaama Press. The PTI leader was rearrested for the sixth time in another corruption case shortly after being released by an anti-corruption court in Peshawar on Tuesday.

Australian cricket great reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis

Former Australia captain Allan Border has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and has said it will be a ‘miracle’ if he lives to 80.

Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

’’Yet another wasted opportunity:’’ India over delay in UN Security Council reforms

Terming the UN General Assembly’s decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to its next session as ’’yet another wasted opportunity,’’ India on Thursday (local time) said that the state of affairs is clearly in the interest of those who seek a status quo to keep this process frozen in repetitive cycles.

PM Modi reiterates his call for dialogue, diplomacy on Ukraine during phone conversation with President Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy on the situation in Ukraine over a telephonic conversation today with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ’’They reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. President Putin informed PM about the recent developments in Russia,’’ the PMO release said

Industry hails outcomes of PM Modi’s US visit

The Indian Industry has hailed the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US.

Is China grabbing more investments before creditors’ talks?

Democracy is in our DNA. Prime Minister Modi told reporters in Washington

Without naming ’China’, PM Modi, US send strong message to Beijing

Although ’China’ was not categorically mentioned during the whole state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States, there was a ’strong’ signal sent to Beijing, in a quiet and subtle way

US media covers PM Modi’s State visit with focus on tech, defence deals

Leading American newspapers highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the US, with prominent coverage including reports on technology and defence agreements signed between the two countries.

Google to invest $10 Billion in India’s digitisation

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC on Friday, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google is investing USD 10 billion in India’s digitisation fund, adding that PM Modi’s vision for Digital India serves as a blueprint for other countries.

Signal to China and Russia: Respect rules-based order

The India-US summit saw PM Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden discussing a wide range of regional and global issues to deepen their strategic convergence, most notably in the Indo-Pacific.

Sydney drug lord ambushed and shot dead

Sydney gangster Alen Moradian has been shot dead while sitting in his car near Sydney’s busy Bondi Junction shopping precinct.

PM Modi’s US State visit: “India could really show world how to do it right,” says American economist Paul Rome

Nobel prize-winning American economist Paul Romer who met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York on Tuesday (local time) commended India’s model of Aadhar-based authentication saying that the country can “really show the world how to do it right.”

J&K Youth: Resurgence of new hope, beginning of new journey to better future

Jammu and Kashmir is looking up and rising from decades of turbulence and fear created by terrorists from across the western borders and misleading and indoctrination by some local anti-national elements.

Rise of Africa key to global rebalancing, says Jaishankar

Rise of Africa is key to global rebalancing, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.