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India might receive €1 billion assistance from Germany for urban development

In 2016, a new priority area of bilateral cooperation between India and Germany was premised on sustainable urban development.

Why Germany is the favourite country for Indian asylum seekers

Of 8,363 Indians living abroad illegally, 8,000 have sought asylum in Germany because its lenient refugee laws make it an attractive destination.

Trump’s all-caps threat triggers Twitter jokes, and Mesut Ozil quits German football team

Malaysia has lowered voting age by three years, and China has offered Sri Lanka another grant.

Rahul Gandhi to meet German chancellor Angela Merkel in August during 4-day Europe tour

Congress president will also spend two days in the UK as part of party’s efforts to reach out to NRIs.

Iran wants ‘US on its knees’, and China’s ‘sharp eyes’ hit villages

Valuables worth $273 million seized from former Malaysian PM, and an end to the civil war in the world's newest country.

Democracy is good for the economy

Data shows democratisation even in low-income and low-education countries appears to lead to faster growth.

Global Pulse: In a historic move, Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader enter South Korea

In another Asian meeting, Narendra Modi is hoping to "reset" Indo-China relations in an "informal meeting" with Xi Jinping in China.

Global Pulse: All eyes are on Mohammed bin Salman and his pending meeting with Trump

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is looking for American investments to help diversify the Saudi economy, but the main goal of the visit is to apparently improve Saudi Arabia's image in the West.

Global Pulse: Britain is taking a stand against Russia and expelling 23 Russian diplomats

Diplomatically, there is no ideal response to the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal on British soil.

Global Pulse: A new govt will take time, but the Italian election signals major consequences for Europe

Perhaps the only silver lining to this election was how badly the Italian strongman and corrupt politician Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia performed.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.