Bilateral Relations

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 …

On February 21, 1952, the University of Dhaka students launched a large-scale protest against the imposition of Urdu in East Pakistan. The day is remembered as a defining moment in Bangladesh’s struggle for nationhood and is now commemorated. The monument in Dhaka established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali …

‘Global North’ refers loosely to countries like the US, Canada, Russia, and Australia, while ‘Global South’ includes countries in Asia, Africa and South America. As India assumed the presidency of the G20 group of countries for 2022 to 2023, the country would be the “voice of the Global South, that …

In line with the overall policy to further step-up military and economic ties with the energy-rich Central Asian republics, India on Monday kicked off a joint combat exercise with Uzbekistan at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. The 14-day exercise — ‘Dustlik’ — will see Indian and Uzbek soldiers focus on joint counter-terrorist …

Invoking the spirit of G20 of “One Earth, One Family, One Future, India welcomed disaster relief teams on their return from quake-hit Turkiye. No matter which country, if it is about humanity, then India keeps human interest paramount. The whole world saw how and reached us immediately. It shows our …

INDIA, SINGAPORE TO LAUNCH DIGITAL PAYMENT SYSTEM India and Singapore will virtually witness the launch of cross-border connectivity between the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore. The launch will be done by Governor, RBI, and MD, Monetary Authority of Singapore. India has emerged as one of …

⦁ The delayed process for the procurement of 114 multi-role fighter jets (MRFA) is set to take off soon and along with three different indigenous fighter development programmes, it will result in a mega 500-fighter aircraft acquisition process for the armed forces. ⦁ This will arrest the dwindling fighter strength …

⦁ The MSC was founded by a German official and publisher Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist at the peak of the Cold War (1947-1991). ⦁ Starting in 1963, the conference initially only focused on military issues and was mainly attended by western countries and their high-profile officials, who “came together to display a united …

⦁ India and Japan on Friday will kick off an exercise between their armies to hone their warfare skills and boost interoperability, which comes soon after the two countries conducted their first-ever joint air combat drills last month with an eye firmly on China. ⦁ The exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ at …

It will soon be 14 years since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka. The three-decade war that ended in May 2009 devastated the once peaceful and prosperous nation. Many civilians perished and large sections had no choice but to flee; some within the country while others left …

On February 6, when the disaster struck, three truckloads of relief material consisting of life-saving emergency medicines and protective items were arranged at the Hindon airbase within 12 hours. The consignment consisted of 5,945 tonnes of emergency relief material which included 27 life-saving medicines, two kinds of protective items and …

Terming the need for strong relations between India and the U.K. “mission critical”, U.K. Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk pitched for collaboration in high-end defence technologies, including jet engine technology. He also pitched for cooperation in supply chain resilience, which had been brought to the fore in the war …

India hosted the special negotiating round for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in New Delhi, India, from February 8-11, 2023.  The round covered IPEF Pillars II (Supply Chains), III (Clean Economy), and IV (Fair Economy). Approximately 300 officials from India, the United States, Australia, Brunei, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, …

Over the last decades, Nordic countries have been pioneering green technologies. Together, the Nordics and India can power the green transition the world needs. The thought of the Nordic countries might evoke different things to an Indian. Snow, fjords, lakes, and northern lights are definitely things we have plenty of. …

Despite the impressive growth of wind and solar power, renewable energy by itself will not be sufficient, particularly to transition industries that are entirely dependent on fossil fuel, according to Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the next UN summit on climate change. This year’s Conference of Parties (COP-28) of …

Pakistan is no stranger to crises, In fact, any reading of Pakistan’s history will inform the reader that right from 1947, it was the ‘refugee crisis’ that came into the picture immediately following Partition and Independence. As many as 14 million people crossed the West Pakistan/India border, with Pakistan having …