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Topic: Vikram Misri

Day after Putin visit, US under secretary seeks deeper ties in defence, energy in Delhi meet with Misri

Tuesday’s meeting was an ‘opportunity to translate President Trump and Prime Minister Modi’s vision from their February meeting into concrete progress’, the US embassy has said.

Under China BRI shadow, India announces 2 Rly lines to Bhutan in push for regional connectivity

The two countries will lay 89 km of tracks, costing roughly Rs. 4,033 crores, connecting Banarhat in West Bengal with Samtse in Bhutan, and Kokrajhar in Assam with Gelephu in Bhutan.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

Will convey displeasure to US over Munir’s nuclear threat from American soil—Centre tells House panel

Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs was also told that Trump’s imposition of steep tariff on Indian exports may also be connected to India’s presence in BRICS, it is learnt.

The Bangladesh puzzle: India’s cautious diplomacy with a once-trusted neighbour

The India-Bangladesh relationship continues to remain tense, with New Delhi focusing on engaging with the next govt in Dhaka following elections expected in 2026.

India warns of ‘impact’ to ‘social cohesion’ by Sikh separatists as PM Modi set to depart to UK

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Tuesday warned that Sikh separatists are a “matter of concern” for countries like the UK, as the space...

India-Maldives open FTA talks as Modi set to visit island nation amidst diplomatic thaw

New Delhi: India and the Maldives have begun preliminary discussions for a Free Trade Agreement, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Tuesday. Malé has drawn...

India-China agree to ‘stabilise and rebuild ties’, to start talking economy and trade next

Agreement after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong Thursday. Since the thaw in India-China ties, the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has been restarted.

What multi-party delegations on Operation Sindoor will tell the world

3 delegations briefed so far to visit UAE, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia.

No nuclear signalling from Pakistan during Op Sindoor, Foreign secy Misri tells House panel

Parliamentary panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also passed resolution praising Foreign Secy Vikram Misri for his conduct during Op Sindoor, it is learnt.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.