Evian-Les-Bains (France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump directed their officials to work towards a balanced, mutually beneficial, and commercially meaningful trade agreement at the earliest. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said this on Thursday, a day after the two leaders held wide-ranging talks for the first time in 16 months…
France: The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and the agreement is now in effect, two U.S. officials told Axios. President Trump signed the agreement, one official said, and Trump later confirmed it. The signing was supposed to happen in Switzerland on Friday,…
Evian-Les-Bains (France): India will “always be” on the side of peace, placing the values of humanity over everything else, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Modi met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French commune of Evian-Les-Bains. “Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in…
Evian-Les-Bains (France) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of seafarers’ safety with US President Donald Trump, urging that their protection be given the highest priority during the implementation of Washington’s peace deal with Iran, even as the two leaders focused on taking steps to repair bilateral ties that witnessed severe strain over…
Washington: Two Democratic Senators have urged President Donald Trump against granting any further exemption from US sanctions on the purchase of Russian oil, contending that there is no rationale for such a move, as the war with Iran is now over. In a statement here on Tuesday, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren said the…
Evian-Les-Bains: India and Canada on Tuesday agreed to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement by the year-end as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on boosting ties in areas of defence, trade and energy. Modi and Carney met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains…
Evian-Les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the G7 leaders that the world should move from donor-recipient to partnerships based on solidarity and equality. Speaking at the Outreach Session on ‘Forging new Partnerships and rebuilding international solidarity here, Modi also underscored the importance of “trust” in building international partnerships, especially in an increasingly interconnected…
Paris: Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump held a brief conversation at a G7 leaders gathering on Tuesday. Marking their first in-person encounter in 16 months, both exchanged pleasantries amid strained India-US ties. In Evian-les-Bains, the site of this year’s G7 summit of the powerful grouping, Modi and Trump shared a warm handshake…
Bratislava: Slovakia backed India’s bid for permanent membership in a “reformed” UN Security Council as the two countries elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the Central European nation. In a joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Modi and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico on…
London: An Indian man arrested by UK authorities was identified on Monday as Captain Ajay Pant and charged in connection with alleged violation of Western sanctions on Russia. The arrest was made during a joint operation over the weekend between the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the British armed forces to intercept a Russian…
