foreign policy

February 20, New Delhi – India has formally joined Pax Silica, a United States-led initiative on artificial intelligence and supply chain security, during the Global AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi.The Pax Silica Declaration was signed in the presence of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for...

February 20, New Delhi – India has formally joined Pax Silica, a United States-led initiative on artificial intelligence and supply chain security, during the Global AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi.The Pax Silica Declaration was signed in the presence of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for...

United Nations, February 20 Iran will respond "decisively and proportionately" to any military aggression, exercising its right to self-defense under the UN Charter, its UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.Citing...

Kathmandu, February 19 – As Nepal prepares for the March 5 general elections, the country's three major political forces – the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) – unveiled distinct yet overlapping foreign...

Mumbai, February 19 Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot strongly criticised the proposed trade agreement with the United States on Thursday, alleging that it compromises India’s sovereignty, the interests of farmers, energy security, and economic self-reliance.Addressing a press conference...

Chennai, February 18 – Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK on Wednesday, questioning its "moral authority" to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi's international engagements while allegedly failing to maintain unity within its own alliance in...

Beijing, February 17 Chinese Premier Li Qiang congratulated Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday, expressing Beijing's willingness to collaborate with Dhaka in strengthening bilateral ties across all sectors, including BRI projects, to elevate their relationship to a new...

New Delhi, February 17. The newly elected government of Bangladesh should take the initiative to cancel a trade deal inked by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus with the US, as the agreement is against national interest and violates its independence and sovereignty, according to an...

February 17, New Delhi – US President Donald Trump will soon decide whether to send more weapons to Taiwan, following a warning from Chinese President Xi Jinping.In a phone call with Trump on February 4, Xi called for "mutual respect" in relations with the United States, while warning...

Washington, February 17 – Declaring that Washington would not demand ideological loyalty tests from its partners, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that under President Trump, the United States expects “every nation on Earth” to pursue its own national interest — and is “not asking any country...

Munich, February 15 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that India has committed to ceasing the purchase of Russian oil, days after New Delhi reiterated that "national interests" will be the "guiding factor" for India's energy procurement.US President Donald Trump, while announcing a...

February 15, New Delhi: Lindsey Graham stated on Saturday that negotiations with Iran were impossible. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said that abandoning Iran would be a greater mistake than the situation in Afghanistan.When asked whether he was supporting regime change...

Dhaka, February 15 Bangladesh wants to reset ties with India on a fresh footing now that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party no longer hold power, Humayun Kabir, advisor to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, has said, asserting that the two nations should work together for...

Munich, February 14 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with leaders from Germany, Canada, France, and the Czech Republic on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.Jaishankar, who is attending the Munich Security Conference from February 13 to...

Munich, February 14 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his counterparts from the G7 countries on Saturday, reiterating India's support for reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC) at the Munich Security Conference.The meeting came after India concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) with...

New Delhi, February 14 Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticized the government on Saturday over the India-US interim trade deal, saying that despite its claims to make the country "self-reliant," it appears to have become "dependent on Trump."Sibal also accused the government of agreeing to align...

Dhaka, February 14. Voters in Bangladesh this week chose balance over extremism, democracy over doctrinaire politics, and sovereignty over subtle subservience, according to a report. The results reflected their silent revolt against extremism and pro-Pakistan politics."History has a way of...