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India finally holds talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban govt, 9 months after leaving Kabul

For first time since Taliban takeover, India has sent official delegation to Afghanistan, led by J.P. Singh, joint secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran Division) at MEA.

Who is India’s biggest trade partner? New Delhi hits back as China contests data which says US

Commerce ministry data shows that US beat Beijing as India's top trading partner in FY22. China has contested the data, and said it remains India's largest trading partner.

What’s Combined Military Forces-Bahrain? US-backed coalition India joined on Quad sidelines

India is 35th member of the maritime counterterrorism partnership that also includes Pakistan, Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany and Greece, among others.

Quad action against ‘illegal fishing’ may also target China’s Indo-Pacific ‘political activities’

Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness will use advanced & integrated satellite imagery & technology to combat illegal fishing & 'dubious operations' of Chinese maritime militia.

‘Force for good’ — Quad sends message of solidarity amid Russia invasion, China challenges

Second in-person Quad Summit held Tuesday. PM Modi also held bilateral meetings with US President Biden, Japan PM Kishida and Australia’s new PM Albanese on the sidelines.

‘Modi, Biden, Albanese and I have sent strong message to world,’ Japan PM on Russian invasion

After his bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, Modi hailed the relationship between the two countries as a ‘partnership of trust’.

India-Japan will contribute to open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, says PM Modi

PM Modi is in Japan on a 2-day visit to attend a summit of Quad leaders; he also penned an op-ed on the vibrant relations between India and Japan in the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.

India shouldn’t retain ties with Afghanistan’s previous rulers, says Taliban leader Shaheen

Suhail Shaheen, Taliban's spokesperson, says security will be provided if India plans to reopen its embassy and can finish incomplete projects.

Modi govt committed to ‘development’, not ‘discriminatory politics’ says Nadda to foreign envoys

Reassurance by BJP president came in response to questions raised by diplomats on state of minorities, especially Muslims, in India & party's relationship to RSS, during 'Know BJP' programme.

India to join US-led Indo-Pacific ‘economic arrangement’ next week, bloc aimed at taking on China

US President Joe Biden expected to extend to Prime Minister Narendra Modi an invitation to join Indo-Pacific Economic Forum when they meet in Tokyo next week for Quad Summit.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.