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Modi begins three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman

PM Modi will be in Jordan from 15-16 December, during which time he will hold talks with King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein to exchange views on regional developments.

MEA responds to Dhaka summoning envoy to demand Hasina’s ‘expeditious extradition’

MEA also rejected Dhaka’s assertion that India is harbouring Awami League leaders who intend to derail electoral process. Bangladesh is set to hold general election on 12 Feb, 2026.

India’s once unshakeable ties with Russia are fraying

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week was his first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Bilateral summits used to...

Kept waiting, Pakistan PM Sharif gate-crashed Putin-Erdogan meet? Russian media post sparks row

A 'video' circulated by RT showed Shehbaz Sharif waiting to meet Putin and allegedly gatecrashing another meeting, before the channel backtracked, saying the clip may have been misleading.

G7 out, C5 in: Trump’s parallel diplomacy, with India–China spin & divide-and-Make Europe Great Again

Reports emerge of a classified draft of the National Security Strategy and plans for a new global bloc, Core 5. Dismissing them, a US govt spokesman says no such version exists.  

People not synonymous with their govts, visa restrictions a barrier—Harvard-Yenching director

James Robson delivered special lecture on ‘The Enduring Importance of Cross-Cultural Exchanges Between Institutions of Higher Education for the Future of Asian Studies’.

Bangladesh to hold ‘July Charter’ referendum, 1st election since Hasina’s ouster on 12 Feb

Since Hasina’s ouster, Bangladesh has been governed by Yunus-led interim administration which has pledged to stabilise country & overhaul state institutions.

Days after Putin’s India visit, Modi & Trump discuss bilateral ties, international developments

In a post on X after his telephonic conversation with Trump, Modi said India and the US ‘will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity’.

Spymaster to convict—Pakistan army court sentences ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to 14 yrs in jail

Seen as a close aide of jailed former PM Imran Khan, Faiz Hameed has been in custody since 2024. He is also the first former ISI chief in Pakistan to be court-martialled.

Modi visit ‘important, strategic’, says Oman envoy. ‘Right time to diversify trade beyond oil & gas’

PM Modi & Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are expected to visit Muscat next week for signing of FTA. Trip coincides with discussions on India purchasing spare parts for its Jaguar fleet.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.