Category: World

Brussels:  India and Belgium on Wednesday reviewed cooperation in several areas, including economic, clean energy, defence, mobility and pharmaceutical domains, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar holding talks with his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prevot. Jaishankar, who is here on a two-day visit, attended the India-Belgium Strategic Dialogue and met leaders of the European Union. The…

Brussels:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with European Council President Antonio Costa and said he valued his “guidance and warm sentiments” for advancing the trade and technology cooperation between the two sides. Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Belgium from July 14-15 to participate in the 3rd India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting…

Washington:  A bipartisan group of US Senators unveiled a bill that seeks to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for purchasing oil from Russia. The bill, brokered by late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, exempts 15 European nations that buy gas from Russia from the tariffs, arguing that the purchases…

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Government on Tuesday said it “welcomes” deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s plans to return home, adding that she must face justice as a death penalty convict. The comments came amid reports of Hasina’s possible return to Bangladesh by the end of this year. Hasina, the 78-year-old daughter of Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur…

Dubai: An Indian crew member was on Tuesday killed while eight others, including six Indians, sustained injuries in an Iranian strike on UAE shipping tankers in the Strait of Hormuz close to Oman, in a major escalation of the conflict in West Asia. The UAE Ministry of Defence, in a statement, said its national tankers…

Online Desk Jordan’s Armed Forces intercepted and shot down four missiles that entered the kingdom’s airspace from Iran early Tuesday, the Jordan News Agency (Petra) said. Citing a military source, Petra reported that the interception was carried out “with high efficiency” as part of the military’s operational procedures to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and protect…

United Nations:  India will ensure that issues such as free, open and rule-based maritime order, including safety of seafarers, and countering terror financing get the “attention they deserve” at the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. India launched its official campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC)…

United Nations:  India will work for a secure, peaceful and equitable world where the voice of the Global South is heard in equal measure, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Jaishankar made these remarks as he launched India’s official campaign for a non-permanent seat at the UNSC for the 2028–29 term. He outlined…

Washington: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met FBI Director Kash Patel here and discussed issues such as combating counterterrorism financing and cyber investigations. The FBI director, during his meeting with Naqvi on Monday, also appreciated Pakistan’s support in protecting US interests in the region. In a post on X, Patel said it was “an honour”…

United Nations: India on Monday launched its official campaign for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2028–29 term. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched India’s official campaign ‘Shanti: India for the United Nations Security Council 2028-29. Norms, Trust, Integrity’ for the two-year tenure at a special event in the UN headquarters…