Colombo: India and Sri Lanka are expected to come out with around 10 ambitious outcomes including enhancing cooperation in areas of defence, energy security, and digitalisation, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday. Modi landed in the Sri Lankan capital this evening to a rousing welcome as five…
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Bangkok’s Wat Pho temple, famous for its architecture and the massive 46-metre-long statue of the Reclining Buddha. Accompanied by Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Modi paid homage to the Reclining Buddha and offered ‘Sanghadana’ to senior Buddhist monks at the temple. The Prime Minister also presented a…
Beijing: China announced 34 percent tariffs on US imports on Friday, the first major economy to fire back against President Donald Trump’s swingeing new levies in an escalating global trade war that sent markets deep into the red. Countries and companies alike weighed their options and the EU readied for talks with US officials. Potential…
Bangkon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday underlined India’s concerns over the safety of minorities, including Hindus, and conveyed the expectation that the Bangladeshi government would ensure their security, including by thoroughly investigating cases of atrocities against them. The two leaders met on the sidelines of…
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing that India was doing everything possible to assist the nation in recovering from the aftermath of a massive earthquake that killed several thousands. Modi met Senior General Min, the head of Myanmar’s military government, on the sidelines of the Summit meeting…
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus were seated together at the dinner hosted by Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for leaders of the BIMSTEC grouping here. Yunus’ office shared photographs of the Bangladesh Chief Adviser seated next to Modi at Hotel Shangri-La on the banks of the Chao Phraya River….
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump announced a 26 per cent “discounted reciprocal tariff” on India, half of the 52 per cent levies imposed by India on American goods, as he described India as “very, very tough.” “This is Liberation Day, a day we’ve been waiting for a long time. 2nd April 2025 will forever…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged Beijing to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, controversially mentioning that India’s northeastern states being landlocked could prove to be an opportunity. The remark, apparently made during Yunus’ recent four-day visit to China, surfaced on social media on Monday. Yunus, who met President Xi Jinping and signed…
New York: Women student leaders, who were “key drivers”, in the protest against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh last year, are among the women from around the world who will be awarded by the Donald Trump administration for their “exceptional courage, strength, and leadership”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania…
Tehran: Iran has missiles in launch-ready status at many of its underground facilities with the capability to strike US-related positions, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the Middle East country to make a nuclear agreement or else “there will b bombings,” a report said. The US has been asking Iran to make a deal…
