The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
It builds on a truce reached 3 months ago after Trump called the then leaders of the 2 countries, urging them to end hostilities or risk putting their respective trade talks with US on hold.
Also known as Timor-Leste, the nation of 1.4 million joins ASEAN, hoping membership boosts its $2 billion economy, tiny beside the bloc’s $3.8 trillion GDP.
Hlaing is the subject of Western sanctions and is barred from attending ASEAN summits due to the Myanmar military's failure to implement an agreed peace plan with the bloc.
India-Canada ties rocky since Trudeau last year said Ottawa was investigating ‘credible allegations’ linking Indian officials with killing of Indian designated terrorist Hardeep Nijjar.
Modi will be in Laos 10-11 October for 21st ASEAN-India summit & 19th East Asia summit. Review of New Delhi’s Act East policy to take place, discussions on Myanmar to take centrestage.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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