Accra: India and Ghana have elevated their ties to the level of a comprehensive partnership, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirming that New Delhi is a co-traveller in the African nation’s development journey. Modi made the remarks on Wednesday after holding wide-ranging talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama. In his media statement, Prime Minister…
New York/Washington: The US has expressed hope that it can complete several major pending American defence sales to India, as it stressed that Washington and Delhi are “mutually aware” of the security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said…
Accra (Ghana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Ghana on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the West African country’s top leadership and review the strong bilateral partnership. In a special gesture, Ghana President John Dramani Mahama received Prime Minister Modi at the airport, where he was accorded a…
Beijing: China on Wednesday rejected the Dalai Lama’s succession plan, insisting that any future heir must receive its seal of approval, adding a new chapter to Tibetan Buddhism’s decades-long struggle with the Chinese ruling Communist Party. The Tibetan spiritual leader on Wednesday said the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and only the Gaden…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison by the International Crimes Tribunal in a contempt of court case, according to media reports. A three-member panel of the tribunal-1 (ICT), led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order after reviewing a leaked phone conversation involving…
Washington: The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice without any delay and urged UN member nations to extend cooperation for it. The foreign ministers of the four-nation grouping condemned the April 22 attack in the strongest terms that claimed the lives of 26…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during which they discussed bilateral partnership and shared perspectives on regional and global developments. Jaishankar is visiting the US from June 30 to July 2 at the invitation of Rubio. “A pleasure meeting US @SecRubio this afternoon, on…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague showed that the agreement was still “valid and operational”. India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent…
United Nations: An exhibition hosted by India, highlighting the human cost of heinous terrorist acts perpetrated across the world — from the Pahalgam terror attack to 9/11 — was unveiled at the United Nations headquarters on Monday. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the solemn exhibition titled “The Human Cost of Terrorism”, organised by…
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday urged the global community to unite in ensuring that terrorists face no impunity, are not treated as proxies, and that there is “no yielding to nuclear blackmail”, as he asserted that India’s response to the Pahalgam attack underlines a message of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Jaishankar,…
