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Indemnity issue still holding up US vaccines for India as doses reach Pakistan, Bangladesh

India’s neighbours, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, have received millions of doses of American vaccines over the past few days.

Sheikh Hasina gifts 2,600 kgs of mangoes to PM Modi & Bengal CM, among other Indian leaders

The Bangladesh PM is also believed to be gifting mangoes to India's northeastern states. The gesture comes at a time when Dhaka is upset with Delhi for stopping Covid vaccine delivery.

India expects EU to recognise CoWIN vaccination certificate for travel, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said EU has instituted a 'digital Covid certificate' for exempting travel restrictions & expects Indians with CoWIN certificates to be treated at par.

Reports on Jaishankar meeting with Taliban leaders ‘false and mischievous’, says India

A senior Qatari diplomat said at a recent webinar that he believed the Indian side was engaging with the Taliban as the group could be a key component in the future of Afghanistan.

India asks Pakistan to probe ‘breach of security’ as drone spotted over Indian High Commission

26 June sighting of drone over Indian High Commission in Islamabad assumes importance as it happened a day before two drones dropped explosives on Jammu air force station.

India calls on Pakistan for early release, repatriation of Indian civilian prisoners

India and Pakistan have exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody in line with the provisions of a 2008 agreement.

How US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld kept India-Pakistan peace after 2001 Parliament attack

George W. Bush's Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who passed away Tuesday, played a decisive role in India-Pakistan relations during the period of Operation Parakram of 2001.

China’s attempts to alter status quo in Ladakh disturbed peace in long border: FS Shringla

While delivering a talk at an event, Foreign Secretary Shringla said China's acts have impacted the development of the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

India asks EU to accept Covaxin & Covishield for Green Pass, offers quarantine relief in return

India has urged EU member states to include Covaxin and Covishield in the Digital Covid Certificate and also asked them to accept CoWIN vaccine certification.

Need to utilise capabilities across the world to deal with Covid pandemic, says Jaishankar

Addressing a virtual session with former British PM Tony Blair at India Global Forum, Jaishankar emphasised on the need for international collaboration to deal with global challenges.

On Camera

Hezbollah mistook anti-Netanyahu protests as disunity in Israel—a genuinely liberal country

Israel's successes in Lebanon are spearheaded by the Intelligence Corps and the Air Force, which gave calls to cease volunteer reserve service should Netanyahu curtail the Supreme Court's authority.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

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?