India, Singapore elevate ties to ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’, sign 4 MoUs during PM Modi’s visit

Singapore: India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” and inked four MoUs, including one on cooperation in the semiconductor industry, as the prosperous city-state’s companies pledged to invest about USD 60 billion in the next few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here from Brunei on a two-day…

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Putin says Russia ready for talks with Ukraine, wants India, China and Brazil to mediate

Moscow: On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, based on a previously abandoned agreement between Moscow and Kyiv reached in Istanbul in 2022. Speaking at a forum in Vladivostok, Putin emphasized that Russia has always been open to negotiations but criticized the “ephemeral demands” put forth…

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In call with Modi, Biden expressed concerns about people’s safety in Bangladesh: White House

Washington: In his call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Joe Biden expressed his concerns about the safety of people in Bangladesh and the future of democratic institutions there, the White House has said. During the call, Biden and Modi “shared concerns” on the recent developments in Bangladesh, White House national security…

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PM Modi meets Singapore counterpart Wong; ties elevated to comprehensive strategic partnership

Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong at the Parliament House on Thursday after which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The two leaders extensively reviewed various facets of the bilateral relationship covering areas of advanced manufacturing, connectivity, digitalisation, healthcare and medicine, skills development and sustainability. “A…

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PM Modi says India ideal investment destination

Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived here for a two-day visit aimed at boosting India-Singapore friendship, deepening ‘strategic partnership’ and attracting investment from the Southeast Asian country. During his visit at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong, the prime minister will connect with three generations of Singapore’s leadership, officials in New…

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India open to ‘unprecedented’ cooperation with US because of Chinese aggression, says ex-NSA McMaster

Washington:  The Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is willing to engage in “unprecedented” levels of cooperation with the United States, mainly due to Chinese aggression, but at the same time is “fearful” both of “entrapment and abandonment”, former US National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has stated in his…

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