News India is working with North African country of Morocco and even contemplating a Joint Working Group on terrorism and Extradition Treaty to fight the menace amid the growth of Islamic State (IS) and various offshoots of Al Qaeda in the region spanning from Africa to the Gulf. “The setting ...
Read More »Sushma Swaraj discusses TAPI pipeline: Turkmenistan
News Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov committed to deepen bilateral ties with India and begin the construction of USD 10-billion TAPI gas pipeline project this year, as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held “preparatory” talks here for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to this country in July. During the Minister’s ...
Read More »India to Train Vietnamese Intelligence Forces: Act East Policy
News India could train intelligence officials from Vietnam besides providing more training slots to the Navy and Air Force personnel from the Southeast Asian country. India may also provide military and defence technology, besides providing support for effectively countering cybercrimes as requested by Vietnam. India has robust defence ties with ...
Read More »Operation Raahat: Yemen
News 349 Indians on Wednesday reached Djibouti after being evacuated on a Navy vessel from strife-torn Yemen’s Aden city late on Tuesday night. Evacuation took place after India got permission to dock its offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra at the Aden harbour as the government launched a massive air and ...
Read More »US to Support India’s Aspiration to become Leading Power: India US ties
News With two back-to-back historic visits by the Indian and American leadership in less than six months, the US is on “pathway” to become India’s “best partner” as the two countries have agreed on a robust agenda to strengthen their strategic ties. America welcomes India’s constructive leadership on global challenges ...
Read More »ISRO Working on Satellite for SAARC Countries
News Indian space agency ISRO is working with SAARC countries for setting up a dedicated satellite for them as mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking after the succesful launch of navigational satellite IRNSS-1D , ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar expressed confidence that once the project gets approved, significant development would ...
Read More »India, Qatar sign 6 pacts during Emir’s visit: FastTrack External Affairs
6 Pacts: Agreement on transfer of sentenced prisoners: Under this agreement , Indian prisoners convicted in Qatar can be repatriated to India to serve the remaining part of their sentence. Similarly Qatari citizens convicted in India can be sent to their home country to serve their sentence. This agreement would enable ...
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New Delhi marked its Indian Ocean presence by bagging ”infrastructure development rights” and offering to set up joint working groups with the two blue economies(Agalega from Mauritius and Assumption from Seychelles ) in the region to harness potential for economic cooperation. The understanding to allow India to develop these islands is ...
Read More »Under Modi, India Forging Strong Global Ties
At a time when the whole world is converging as a small community, maintaining good relations with neighboring and foreign countries becomes imperative. Mr Modi, ever since taking charge as Prime Minister of India, has given a new dimension to the way world looks at India. The whole native as ...
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