International Relations

Will discuss modalities to bridge the gaps in corridor project Indian and Pakistani officials will meet at the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday to discuss issues, including ways to bridge gaps related to the Kartarpur Corridor that is to be made operational by November, ahead of the commemoration of the 550th …

At the time, ISRO was grappling with the task of indigenously executing the cryogenic stage for its GSLV Mk-II rocket. Any thought of sending a moon lander was a distant dream of low priority. Equipping the LTTF and making it look and feel like being on the moon was the …

Small leak found in Soviet nuclear sub A small radiation leak from a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago has been found, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday, but it poses no risk to people or fish. The institute said that findings were around 100 Becquerel (Bq) per litre …

Move may lead to dispute with U.S. France on Thursday became the first major economy to impose a tax on digital giants, with its Parliament passing the legislation in defiance of a probe ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump that could trigger reprisal tariffs The new law aims at plugging …

It withdrew during Yameen’s tenure India has urged the Commonwealth to expedite readmission of the Maldives as a member country. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed India’s stand at the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London. “The External Affairs Minister… congratulated the member countries on the 70th anniversary …

JVP moved the vote, saying it failed to stop terror attacks A trust vote on the government presented by the Opposition Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in Sri Lankan Parliament was defeated on Thursday with a majority of 119 legislators in the 225-member House voting against it. The leftist JVP or …

House removes country-wise cap, increases annual limit of family-based cards The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed (365-65) the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, which increases the annual limit of family-based green cards offered to citizens of each country and eliminates the country-wise cap on employment-based green …

Forced to back off by a British warship, Defence Ministry says; Tehran denies it A British warship forced three Iranian boats to back off after they sought to block a British tanker from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, in the latest escalation of …

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has said the U.S. Congress was, and continues to be, concerned about the treatment of Muslims in India. Ms. Pelosi’s comments came during a conversation with Chairman of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) John Chambers at a Forum event in …

The two sides will discuss regulatory changes by India on data localisation, e-commerce and import curbs Visiting U.S. trade officials will meet Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, after two days of talks with a “composite delegation” from the Commerce and External Affairs Ministries, the first formal effort …