Male: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Friday jointly inaugurated a state-of-the-art building of the defence ministry of Maldives in Male. The prime minister also handed over 72 vehicles and equipment for use by the Maldives National Defence Force. The defence ministry building is a “concrete building of trust” and it…
Male: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives on Friday on a two-day visit, during which he will attend the archipelago nation’s 60th Independence Day celebrations as the chief guest. Modi was received on arrival by President Mohamed Muizzu, who had invited him for the visit. The two leaders are also scheduled to hold…
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day official visit to the UK on Thursday after a full-fledged review of the entire gamut of issues in the bilateral relationship and signing off a historic bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Modi was hosted by his UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, at Chequers – the official country residence…
London: “There may be a swing and a miss at times, but we always play with a straight bat!” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday as he used a cricketing metaphor to describe India’s partnership with the UK. Modi also said that India was committed to building a high-scoring,…
London: India and the UK on Thursday signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) which aims to double bilateral trade and boost Indian exports of goods like textiles, leather, and engineering goods, while slashing tariffs on British whisky, automobiles, and medical devices. The agreement was signed by Union Minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Jonathan…
Beijing: China on Thursday said its diplomatic talks with India on the border situation was “candid”. The two sides held talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry called the talks “candid” in a press release issued here….
London: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will significantly improve market access and will boost bilateral trade by around USD 34 billion annually, the British government said on Thursday, hours before formalising the landmark deal. The FTA, billed as the UK’s most economically significant bilateral trade deal since leaving the European Union, will be signed…
United Nations: Voicing concern over the persisting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, India asserted that a ceasefire must be put in place, emphasising that “intermittent pauses in hostilities” are “not enough” to address the scale of challenges facing the region’s people. “Today’s meeting takes place against the backdrop of a persisting humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” said…
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the “landmark” Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that he is set to sign with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is a “major win” for jobs and growth, as tariff cuts bring in cheaper prices on clothes, shoes, and food products. In a statement ahead of his much-anticipated bilateral…
London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kick-started his two-day visit to the UK to expand the bilateral ties in areas of defence, trade and technology with the formalisation of the landmark India-UK free trade deal set to be a major outcome of his trip. Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with his British counterpart Keir…
