Quad Announces New Partnership on Regional Infrastructure, Keeps Focus On COVID Vaccines
Even as China propounded that the ‘clique’ will be a short-lived one, the ‘Quad’ leaders agreed to push ahead on their initiative to distribute over one billion vaccines in Asia while adding... Read more
India, US Call on Taliban to Adhere to Commitments, Say Afghan Soil Mustn’t Be Used to Attack Any Country
Washington: India and the US have called on the Taliban to adhere to its commitments and respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children and minority groups, and asked the... Read more
US President Joe Biden has reiterated America’s support for india’s permanent membership on a reformed United Nations Security Council and its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group during h... Read more
PM Modi does not mention Pakistan, China in his speech, says this instead
Without mentioning Pakistan and China, PM Modi said the world must protect itself from countries that use terrorism as a political tool and those who believe in expansionism. Read more... Read more
India could be interested in French Barracuda-class submarines
The Barracuda-class (or Suffren-class) is a nuclear attack submarine (SSN), designed by the French shipbuilder Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS and DCN, for the French Navy, intended to r... Read more
In Afghanistan’s ‘moment of reckoning,’ the Taliban lead a harsher-than-promised crackdown
The Taliban swept across Afghanistan claiming to be the honest and legitimate voice of the people, presenting themselves as a changed outfit and offering amnesty to opponents and vague promi... Read more
India has been elected as the external auditor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2022-2027, the Indian embassy in Austria informed on Friday. Read more… Read more
In her first meeting with PM Modi, US VP Kamala Harris talks about defending democracies
Voicing concern over the threat to democracies around the world, Vice President Kamala Harris has underscored the need to defend democratic principles and institutions in both India and the... Read more
Both France and US Have Very Strong Interests in Strengthening Respective Relationships with India Even More: Blinken
The US and France have very strong interests in strengthening their respective relationships with India even more, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, while not getting into the s... Read more
Quad expands cooperation to space at first in-person summit
The leaders of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia — known as the Quad — met in person for the first time Friday, signaling the prominence of the informal grouping of like-minde... Read more