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Critical drugs supply must not be disrupted, EU envoy says as India bans & resumes exports

Ambassador Ugo Astuto says EU and India agree that health emergency comes first but economic fallout of Covid-19 also needs to be confronted in parallel.

PM Modi thanks South Korean President for tech-based help in fighting Covid-19

Modi and President Moon Jae-in spoke over the phone, and agreed that their experts would continue to consult each other to battle the pandemic.

India’s decision to send hydroxychloroquine to US ‘will not be forgotten’: Trump thanks Modi

US President Donald Trump lauds PM Modi for ‘strong leadership’ and calls him ‘terrific’. Modi responds, says India-US partnership 'stronger than ever' now.

Foreign Secretary Shringla calls top US official on ways to ‘counter & control’ Covid-19

Shringla's call to US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun follows talks between Modi and Trump and Jaishankar and Pompeo.

US and Iran are inching towards a confrontation in Iraq

The new escalation is largely driven by Iran’s ongoing imperative to carve out some breathing space from the suffocating US economic sanctions.

India sends Sri Lanka life-saving medicines, Rajapaksa thanks Modi for ‘warm gesture’

The consignment was sent to Colombo by an Air India special charter flight. It was sent as a donation under the SAARC framework.

India partially lifts ban on export of hydroxychloroquine to help US, others fight Covid-19

India to clear 'all existing orders'. Export of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol will be now taken up on a 'case-to-case basis, depending on availability of stock'.

Trump says ‘there may be retaliation’ if Modi doesn’t allow malaria drug export to US

India announced export ban on malaria drug hydroxychloroquine Sunday. Trump has asked for shipments of the drug to help US fight coronavirus.

India likely to agree to Trump request for malaria drug HCQ for Covid-19 patients in US

Trump called Modi Saturday asking India to send an urgent supply of hydroxychloroquine as US is dealing with the world's highest number of coronavirus cases.

Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava takes charge as MEA spokesperson from Raveesh Kumar

Srivastava was formerly India's Ambassador to Ethiopia, helmed the Finance Division of MEA and served at India's Permanent Mission to United Nations in Geneva.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.