File photo showing Indian and Chinese troops during an “Exercise Hand in Hand” interaction in Chengdu, China.As the prime minister, Narendra Modi, prepares for his first visit to China in seven years to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Org...
New Delhi: A diplomatic letter from the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to the president, Droupadi Murmu, has sparked competing interpretations about the nature of India-China rapprochement, with Beijing attempting to downplay what sources describe as...
The breakdown in US-India trade talks reveals fundamental philosophical differences about economic sovereignty.New Delhi: The punitive 50% tariffs imposed by the United States president, Donald Trump, on Indian goods appears to have backfired as...
Sergio Gor.The appointment of 38-year-old Sergio Gor as both US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs marks a watershed moment in India-US relations – and not necessarily for the better. As someone who has wi...
The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, has repeatedly emphasized that relations with China cannot normalize until peace and stability return to the borders. Yet despite countless rounds of talks following Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladak...
The Navy operates various helicopter platforms, including the indigenous HAL Dhruv advanced light helicopter, as seen in this file photo.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) for 76 naval utility helicopters va...
Ishaq Dar. (Photo: X/@DPM_PK)New Delhi: Pakistan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, Ishaq Dar, has declared his country’s readiness for comprehensive dialogue with India covering Kashmir and all outstanding bilateral issues, ma...
This screenshot taken from an amateur video shows the Agni-5 missile flying towards its target during its test. New Delhi: India successfully test-fired its Agni-5 (Agni V) intermediate-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at C...
Narendra Modi (L) with Xi Jinping during the October 2024 meeting in Kazan, Russia. (File photo)The arrival of China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, in New Delhi on August 18 for the 24th round of special representatives’ talks on the disput...
Donald Trump with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top European leaders at the White House.Washington, DC: The United States president, Donald Trump, orchestrated a high-stakes diplomatic gathering at the White House on Monday as Europea...