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BRICS foreign ministers call for more local currency trade, ‘appreciate’ Ukraine peace plans

Pia Krishnankutty - 2 June, 2023

Modi, Prachanda announce 10-year power trade deal between India & Nepal, sign 7 agreements

India to host 22nd SCO summit virtually on 4 July, PM Modi to chair meeting

Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty

India and 13 other major nations reach agreement on supply chain cooperation. Why it matters

Keshav Padmanabhan - 29 May, 2023

IPEF is a grouping of 14 countries that together make up more than 40 per cent of global GDP. Proposed agreement aims to make supply chains more resilient, efficient, and transparent.

Ahead of PM Prachanda’s visit, Indian firm gets approval for 2nd hydropower project in Nepal

Pia Krishnankutty - 29 May, 2023

SJVN Ltd gets nod for development of 669 MW Lower Arun Hydro Project. The state-owned company is already developing 900 MW Arun-III hydroelectric project in Nepal.

Taliban appointee’s ‘expired’ visa complicates tussle over Afghan embassy in Delhi

Pia Krishnankutty - 26 May, 2023

Qadir Shah's visa expired on 12 May, it is learnt. It is unclear whether the Indian government will grant him an extension.

US embassy to offer more student visa appointment slots this year, fee increased by Rs 2,000

Vandana Menon - 24 May, 2023

Brendan Mullarkey of US Embassy in New Delhi says a record 1,25,000 visas were issued to students in 2022, and demand is expected to be high in 2023 as well.

Why Gulmarg visit is off G20 itinerary in Kashmir

Snehesh Alex Philip - 24 May, 2023

Administration says visit cancelled due to 'logistics issue' as over 60 delegates had to be catered to, but security apprehensions may have triggered the change of plans, it is learnt.

Saudi embrace of Syria’s President Assad sends strong signal to US

Reuters - 24 May, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, known as MbS, seeks to reassert Saudi Arabia as a regional power by using his place atop an energy giant in an oil-dependent world consumed by the war in Ukraine.

Russia, China set to ink bilateral pacts despite Western criticism

Ryan Woo - 24 May, 2023

Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister's trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation.

Australia, India to seek closer economic ties, critical minerals cooperation

Kirsty Needham - 24 May, 2023

Modi said they had discussed increasing cooperation on mining and critical minerals, and would work towards a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement.

After China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt & Oman skip G20 tourism meet in Kashmir

Snehesh Alex Philip - 22 May, 2023

Egypt was a special invitee. Earlier this year, Egypt and India decided to elevate bilateral relations to 'a strategic partnership'. President El-Sisi was chief guest at R-Day parade.

‘War sponsors’: Indian entity among 26 blacklisted by Ukraine for ‘abetting Russian aggression’

Keshav Padmanabhan - 22 May, 2023

According to list made by Ukraine's National Agency for Corruption Prevention, National Engineering Industries exported ball bearings valued at roughly $12.3 million in 2022-23 to Russia.

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