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India ‘open’ to sending flood aid to Pakistan, but normal trade won’t resume anytime soon

India ready to send food items, medicines and essentials on a 'case-to-case' basis depending on the 'kind of request' that gets communicated from Islamabad to New Delhi.

PM Modi condoles Pakistan flood deaths as Islamabad looks to ease trade imports with India

Modi's statement came on the same day that Pakistan’s finance minister said the country’s govt is considering duty-free import of vegetables and other edible items from India.

Xi won’t settle for ‘diplomatic compromise’ soon on India-China border, says Australia ex-PM Rudd

In an interview with ThePrint, the former Australian PM said India has finally realised that its principal strategic challenge remains China, which is why its strategy is getting 'clearer'.

India to grant Nepal access to two key ports in Gujarat & Odisha under trade, transit treaties

The move is expected to come into effect from 2023 as the two countries plan to upgrade their trade, transit ties, even as Nepal seeks greater access to Indian markets for tea, spices.

India lambasts China’s Lanka envoy on ‘aggression from northern neighbour’ remark

Qi Zhenhong wrote Colombo has overcome its northern neighbour's 'aggression' 17 times, taking a jibe at India. New Delhi has slammed Beijing saying its a reflection of their ‘national attitude’.

‘Achilles heel of Xi’s worldview is Chinese economy’s future performance’, says Australia ex-PM Rudd

The former Australian PM, who is in India to launch his book ‘The Avoidable War’, believes that under Xi, China is looking to extend a parallel sphere of influence to the West.

Security, stability & trade — PM Hasina’s India visit agenda before polls in Bangladesh

Bangladesh prime minister expected to travel to India in September. Garnering India’s support as she gears up for next year's elections likely to be another focal point of her visit.

India taunts China on Indo-Pacific in Thailand, says Quad is ‘most prominent’ platform

Minister Jaishankar said in Bangkok Thursday that only countries that have ‘mindsets built around spheres of influence’ & are ‘uncomfortable with democratisation’ oppose Indo-Pacific.

USAF secy needs Pentagon escort but Indian attaché doesn’t — that’s how deep India-US ties are

Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.

’Politically motivated’: India slams China for blocking UNSC bid to list JeM dy chief as terrorist

India and the US moved a joint proposal at the UNSC Thursday to list Abdul Rauf Asghar, the brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, as a terrorist.

On Camera

Why Supreme Court’s AGR relief for Vodafone Idea can trigger questions of fair play in telecom

Uniformity of rules should be the playbook across sectors. Different rules, whether for telecom players, retail entities or online businesses, would invariably trigger the level-playing questions.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.