Bilateral Relations

Germany has sought India’s support for the resolution in UN General Assembly condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine on the first anniversary of war. India can perhaps held find a solution at some stage to end the conflict. Russia-Ukraine conflict and China’s increasing assertiveness in the IndoPacific will be high on …

Last week, government officials informed that 20 Russian banks, including Rosbank, Tinkoff Bank, Centro Credit Bank and Credit Bank of Moscow have opened Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVA) with partner banks in India. All major domestic banks have listed their nodal officers to sort out issues faced by exporters under …

France is in talks to convince India to shift its position on the Russian war in Ukraine a year into the conflict, urging the Narendra Modi-led government to vote for a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution due to be tabled this week that will call for a cessation of …

The project to link both the fast payment systems was initiated in September 2021 to facilitate faster, more efficient and transparent cross-border transactions relating to trade, travel and remittances between the two countries. The move will also help the Indian diaspora in Singapore, especially migrant workers and students through instantaneous …

Russia suspended a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing that new strategic systems had been put on combat duty, and threatening to resume nuclear tests. Nearly a year after ordering an invasion that has triggered the biggest confrontation with the West in six decades, Russia would achieve its aims and …

Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) of India has urged the Centre to expedite negotiations with the European Union (EU) for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), since the engineering industry has been impacted on the exports front by the withdrawal of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) by the EU …

The 4th edition of joint military exercise ‘DUSTLIK’ between the Indian Army and Uzbekistan Army commenced today in Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand). 45 Soldiers each from Uzbekistan and Indian Army are participating in this exercise which is aimed at promoting positive relations between both the armies. The Indian Army …

India and Italy are expected to put nearly a decade of tensions over the arrest of Italian marines and other issues firmly behind them with discussions about a bilateral defence cooperation that is likely to be announced during Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s visit to India. Meloni, the far-right Italian …

Amid overlapping sovereign claims in the South China Sea, the Philippines and the U.S. are currently discussing conducting joint coast guard patrols in the strategic waterway. In this article dated July 8, 2020, former diplomat Jayant Prasad details China’s aggression in the South China sea and how the region has …

The primary reason to move was professional, but after coming here, we realised that our daughter was at a stage in her life that we could not change her education system too often, so we applied for permanent residency and got it In 2022, over 2.25 lakh Indians renounced Indian …