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Afghanistan, bilateral ties in focus as US Deputy Secy of State meets FS Shringla Wednesday

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is visiting India from 5 to 7 October, nearly two weeks after PM Narendra Modi held talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington DC.

FS Shringla, Lankan President Gotabaya meet focuses on ‘comprehensive ties at all levels’

Shringla, who is on a 4-day visit to Lanka, also had a 'productive discussion' with PM Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday on further consolidating the multifaceted bilateral partnership.

‘World’s biggest destabilising force’ — India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at UN

Exercising its ‘Right of Reply’, India accused Pakistan of being the ‘epicentre’ of global terrorism and called upon the neighbour to vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.

Stalled Indian projects, Tamil cause take centrestage on Shringla’s Sri Lanka trip

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on four-day visit to Lanka, meets PM Mahinda Rajapaksa & Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, discusses post-pandemic economic recovery.

After dying of Covid at sea, Indian sailor remains stuck in Mauritius for past 16 days

Bejoy Sequeira, 37, died from Covid aboard MV Jabal Al Khawr on 17 Sept. Indian High Commission, DG of Shipping & Mauritian authorities are working to repatriate the body.

FS Shringla will ask Sri Lanka about slowing Indian projects while Chinese are moving fast

During the four-day visit, which began on 2 October, the Foreign Secretary is expected to take stock of every infrastructure project India is running across the island nation & assess reasons for delay.

Strategic autonomy key to successful Indian foreign policy in next decade, experts say

New paper by leading policymakers & analysts, released Saturday, discusses India's Neighbourhood First policy & ways it can become a front-ranking power in Asia in the next decade.

UN Credentials Committee that will review Taliban nomination likely to meet in November

In light of the Taliban nominating Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's envoy to the UN, General Assembly President Friday said the matter will be decided on once the committee submits its findings.

Want India trade pact to be at par with those with Quad partners: Australian Trade Minister

Dan Tehan says free trade agreement, which will be upgraded to a full-fledged Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, is a move to diversify exports & not be China-dependent.

India retorts, makes 10-day quarantine must for UK travellers irrespective of vaccine status

Besides, mandatory quarantine, British nationals will also have to get a pre-departure RT-PCR test, one on arrival and a third one 8 days after landing in India.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?