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New Delhi, March 6 – Praising the skillful diplomacy of former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Congress launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government on Friday for "continuously ceding diplomatic space.""India's strategic autonomy and...

Chennai, March 6 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday questioned why India needed approval from another country to meet its own energy needs.His statement comes after the US issued a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, amid escalating tensions...

New Delhi, March 6 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been accused of surrendering to foreign forces, presented a counter-argument on Friday to deflect criticism of the crude oil deal. It also shared "instructions" from two former US Secretaries of State, including Hillary Clinton...

New Delhi, March 6 Left leaders on Friday questioned the Centre over the US' announcement of a "waiver" for Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, terming it a "humiliation" of sovereign India.CPI leader P Sandosh Kumar in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's foreign policy...

Jerusalem, March 3 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel and the US attacked Iran because Tehran had restarted its nuclear program and it would have become "immune within months."Netanyahu told Fox News early Tuesday that an attack against Iran was urgently needed...

Washington, March 3 – After months of diplomacy, US President Donald Trump concluded that only decisive action would prevent Iran from reaching the brink of possessing a nuclear weapon, Vice President J.D. Vance has said.In an interview with Fox News on Monday (local time), Vance said the...

Washington, March 2 Senior US lawmakers from the Republican leadership lined up to support President Donald Trump's decision to launch "Operation Epic Fury," describing it as a necessary move to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and confront what they called decades of aggression against the United...

Washington, March 1 – Indian-American Republican donor Asha Jadeja Motwani, who attended a two-hour dinner with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend alongside about 20 Republican donors, described the unfolding military action against Iran as a defining geopolitical moment that she...

Washington, March 1 – The United States' political establishment was sharply divided on Sunday over President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran and the reported killing of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with senior lawmakers clashing over whether the action was a necessary blow...

Chennai, March 1 Expressing concern over the prevailing situation in West Asia, Chief Minister M K Stalin has asked the Non-Resident Tamils Welfare and Rehabilitation Department to ascertain the status of Tamils living in the Gulf countries.A control room has been established at the Tamil Nadu...

Washington, March 1 – Indian-American leaders sharply diverged in their reactions following the US and Israeli military strikes on Iran, with former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley calling it a “history-defining moment” and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani warning of a...

Washington, March 1 – Former US Vice President Kamala Harris sharply criticized President Donald Trump over American strikes on Iran, accusing him of dragging the country into "a war the American people do not want" and calling the military action reckless and unjustified."Donald Trump is...

Tehran, February 28 The Indian Embassy in Iran issued an advisory to its citizens on Saturday, urging them to exercise "utmost caution" and "remain indoors as far as possible" amid the ongoing regional tensions."In view of the developing situation, all Indian nationals in Iran are advised to...

New Delhi, February 28 The Congress on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that US President Donald Trump's "unwavering" support for Pakistan in its conflict with Afghanistan is another setback for "Indian diplomacy" and that the world, particularly the US, has recognized...

New York/Washington, February 28 Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Donald Trump has said he gets along very well with Pakistan and that the country is doing “tremendously well”.“I do, but I get along very, very well with Pakistan. You have a great Prime...

Washington, February 28 – President Donald Trump said the United States “could” consider easing sanctions on Russia as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while signaling frustration with Iran’s nuclear negotiations and warning that Tehran “cannot have nuclear weapons.”“We could ease...

Washington, February 27 – US Vice President JD Vance said there is “no chance” that the United States will be drawn into a prolonged war in the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump weighs fresh military options against Iran.In an interview with The Washington Post aboard Air Force Two...

Washington, February 26 – The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been quietly developing military options for a possible strike against Iran, even as he seeks to avoid direct confrontation with President Donald Trump, according to reports published in US media.As Chairman of the Joint...

New York/Washington, February 25 US President Donald Trump has said that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him that 35 million people would have died if he had not intervened to stop the war between India and Pakistan.In his over 100-minute-long State of the Union address on...

United Nations, February 25 – On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine and called for an immediate ceasefire in a resolution in which India joined the US in abstaining.The resolution, which passed on Tuesday...