New Delhi: The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks here next week with issues such as border fence construction and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants figuring among the discussion points, an official statement said on Friday. The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference between BSF and…
Washington: India and the US unveiled an ambitious plan to ink a new 10-year defence partnership and pursue co-production of key weapons and platforms with President Donald Trump announcing that Washington would increase sales of military hardware to New Delhi by millions of dollars including possible supply of F-35 stealth combat jets. After their wide-ranging…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has coined a new term ‘Make India Great Again’ (MIGA) inspired by President Donald Trump’s motto ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) and said the two visions together form the “MEGA partnership for prosperity” and gives new scale to bilateral partnership. His comments came during a joint press conference on Thursday…
Bengaluru: On the final day of Aero India 2025, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has announced that the HAL Management Academy, its nodal training agency, and the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad have signed a MoU to strengthen industry-academia collaboration in advanced technologies. The partnership will focus on joint research, internships, and technical education in areas…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, insisting that a solution to the conflict cannot be found on the battlefield and that dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to bring peace. After his wide-ranging talks with Trump at the White House on Thursday…
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s announcement on imposing reciprocal tariffs has created an uncertain trade environment between India and America, though the plan for a major trade deal could help promote two-way commerce, experts say. They said that India should take steps cautiously to protect domestic industries and expand exports to the US. After…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have called on Pakistan to “expeditiously” bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks even as the latter announced approving extradition to India of Tahawwur Rana, a key plotter of the dastardly strike. The US president hosted Modi at the White House on…
MS Shanker Fissures within the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have become impossible to ignore. Whether it is the rift between AAP and Congress in the Delhi Assembly elections or Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction deciding to contest the BMC elections solo, the alliance is visibly crumbling. The most telling sign is that…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration has approved the extradition of “very evil” Tahawwur Rana, wanted by Indian probe agencies for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, “to face justice in India”. Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los…
Washington: India and the US have decided to take a big leap in broad-basing their strategic ties in several critical areas, with President Donald Trump announcing after talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Washington is paving the way to provide New Delhi with F-35 fighter jets as part of increasing military supplies by billions…
