NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Saturday signed a trade deal to boost bilateral ties and break trade barriers, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the development a “watershed moment”. The trade between India and Australia is expected to rise to USD 45 billion from the existing USD 27.5 billion, said Union Commerce Minister Piyush […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the war in Ukraine had “raised questions about the stability of the international order” and called for deepening regional cooperation among south and south-east Asian countries. Virtually addressing the 5th BIMSTEC Summit, PM Modi called up BIMSTEC member states — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the fifth BIMSTEC Summit to be held in a hybrid format on 30 March in Sri Lanka, the incumbent BIMSTEC chair. Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will chair the summit. In the BIMSTEC Summit, PM Modi and other leaders will discuss the establishment of basic […]
LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in a grand ceremony at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on March 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the swearing-in ceremony of Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday, is likely to fly down to Lucknow […]
NEW DELHI: Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will arrive in India for a maiden three-day visit to India on April 3, the Ministry of External Affairs informed. The visit takes place at a time when India and Israel are commemorating their 30 years of diplomatic ties. Israel ventured its diplomatic mission in Delhi in February […]
NEW DELHI: Australia has announced an investment package worth $280 million to bolster cooperation with India and support jobs and businesses in both countries, the Australian government said on Tuesday following the second India-Australia Virtual Summit. “The Morrison government is investing over $280 million to boost cooperation with India, to further grow our economic […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inspected 29 stolen antiquities dating as far back as the 9th century that were returned by Australia. The antiquities have been divided into six categories: Shiva and his disciples; worshipping Shakti; Lord Vishnu and his forms; Jain tradition; Portraits and other decorative objects. The art pieces had […]
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day official visit to New Delhi, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday. Finance Minister Rajapaksa briefed PM Modi on initiatives being taken by both countries to increase bilateral economic cooperation, and conveyed his thanks for the support extended by India […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, interacted with the officials of Indian missions and community organisations and commended them for facilitating speedy and dignified evacuation of the stranded Indians from besieged Ukraine. Four union ministers tasked with evacuating Indians from the neighbouring states of Ukraine — namely, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for […]
NEW DELHI: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed his gratitude to India for providing medicines and vaccines during the Covid-19 crisis and helping its economy recover post-pandemic. In a public address on March 13, Solih said India was the top donor of Covid-19 vaccines to the archipelagic state. “In the last two years, India has […]