Indian defence ministry on Thursday (July 13) approved plans to purchase 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines for the Indian Navy from France. The formal announcement for the deals will most likely be made durin

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs another International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and support from other multilateral lenders beyond the coming election cycle and the ongoing standby arrangement, the lender said in a report released on Tuesday.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said that Washington appreciates India’s leadership during its G20 Presidency and New Delhi’s demonstrated leadership on debt issues.

China’s role as a global economic powerhouse has come under scrutiny once again, this time in connection with a controversial incident involving Sri Lanka’s contaminated organic fertilizer. Despite international calls and growing evidence indicat

India, the fifth-largest global economy, will soon become the third-largest and then the second-largest economy by 2075 redefining a new world order.

China-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies, Microsoft says.

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sent 13 aircraft and six vessels into the airspace and waters around Taiwan over the past 24 hours as of Saturday morning, overlapping with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing

The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General have issued more than 71,600 visas to Indians travelling to China so far in 2023, Chinese Embassy in India spokesperson Wang Xiaojian said on Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden has warned China’s President Xi Jinping and asked him to remain “careful” about the investments made by the West following his meeting with Vladimir Putin. He added that Beijing’s economy depends on the US in a lot of w

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is looking forward to his meeting with President Macron in Paris on Bastille Day, adding that the India-France Strategic Partnership holds great significance for global good. Emmanuel Bonne, the Diplomatic Ad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, in an apparent attack on Pakistan and China, called on member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to not hesitate to condemn countries that use cross-border terrorism as ‘policy instruments

China’s influence in global affairs has grown significantly over the past few decades, with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) garnering attention worldwide. However, as Sri Lanka grapples with mounting debt obligations, it has become increasingly

India has not only helped spread Buddhism across the world more than 2,500 years ago, it has also kicked off a number of initiatives throughout the years to facilitate Buddhists across the world visiting India to have memorable and devout pilgrimages

The Indian automotive industry has achieved a remarkable feat by producing 27 million vehicles valued at USD 108 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23.

India has again opted out of supporting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) refusing to endorse the project.

Zhang Xiaopei, former vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the provincial political advisory body, was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Ali Muhammad Khan was on Wednesday sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a local court in Mardan in a corruption case, according to Khaama Press. The PTI leader was rearrested for the sixth time

Terming the UN General Assembly’s decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to its next session as ’’yet another wasted opportunity,’’ India on Thursday (local time) said that the state of affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy on the situation in Ukraine over a telephonic conversation today with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ’’They reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and exchanged vi

Leading American newspapers highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the US, with prominent coverage including reports on technology and defence agreements signed between the two countries.

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, DC on Friday, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google is investing USD 10 billion in India’s digitisation fund, adding that PM Modi’s vision for Digital India serves as a bl

The India-US summit saw PM Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden discussing a wide range of regional and global issues to deepen their strategic convergence, most notably in the Indo-Pacific.

Nobel prize-winning American economist Paul Romer who met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York on Tuesday (local time) commended India’s model of Aadhar-based authentication saying that the country can “really show the world how to do it

In what can be called a relief for Indian students facing deportation from Canada, the country’s immigration, refugees and citizenship (IRCC) minister, Sean Fraser, has said that international students who are not found to be involved in immigratio

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ’’One Earth One Health’’ and belief ’’Vasudaiva Kutumbakam,’’ India supplied ’Made in India’ Covid vaccines to 42 countries of the Africa continent, External Affairs Minister S Jais

Increasing and strengthening relationships with India, Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour and the main partner in helping deal with the economic crisis, which is rapidly growing at a rate of 7.2% would be beneficial to Sri Lanka on several levels especi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the US marks an important point in the bilateral relationship and is a key symbol of the two nations growing closer together, according to top American senators.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the African Union be given full, permanent membership of the diplomatic group at its upcoming summit in India, an official source said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to USA and Egypt from June 20-25, 2023.

Sri Lanka has long been seen as a strategically important country due to its geographical location in the Indian Ocean. Over the years, China has been aggressively increasing its presence and influence in Sri Lanka, particularly in the energy sector.