NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consult opposition leaders and political heads on the “extremely sensitive and critical” matter of bilateral relations with Canada.Amid escalating tensions between the two nations, Ramesh said in a post on X, “The Indian National Congress certainly hopes and…
NEW DELHI: With China steadily eroding India’s air combat advantage along the frontier by deploying a greater number of aircraft, the Indian Air Force chief on Friday said his force was also upgrading its forward airbases and advance landing grounds, while asking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for faster delivery of indigenous Tejas fighters and the private…
NEW DELHI: Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reached a consensus that China and India are partners in “cooperation and development” instead of rivals.“President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached an important consensus that China and India are not rivals…
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden, during Saturday’s Quad summit that he hosted at his hometown in Delaware, went blank immediately after his speech as he couldn’t remember who to call next for the address.“So I want to thank you all for being here. And now, who am I introducing next?” Biden asked after completing…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted a Delhi-Delaware silver train model to US President Joe Biden and a pashmina shawl to first lady Jill Biden while his on his three-day US visit for Quad summit. The vintage hand-engraved train model was made of 92.5% silver and crafted by artisans from Maharashtra.Joe Biden…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his three-day US visit, attended the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad summit, which comprises India, the United States, Australia and Japan — a grouping seen to contain China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. US President Joe Biden hosted PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Japanese PM Fumio…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…