A delegation of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), led by the Chief Negotiator, concluded its four-day visit to India to advance discussions on the Trade Agreement. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that during the visit, the teams held constructive and positive discussions across a wide range...
The Turkish authorities are in talks with Saudi Arabia over the route of a railroad largely following the Hejaz Railway, with plans for the new line potentially to extend to Oman and serve as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu...
India and Zimbabwe today reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral defence cooperation during the inaugural meeting of the India-Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee held in New Delhi. Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence, Amitabh Prasad and Permanent Secretary of Zimbabwe, Aaron Daniel Tonde Nhepera, co-chaired the meeting....
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold wide-ranging talks on Thursday, focusing on minimising economic shocks from the ongoing conflict in West Asia and reviewing the implementation of the UK-India 10-year roadmap to boost overall ties.
Cooper landed in New Delhi this evening amid...
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has said that India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – CEPA which was signed six month ago, has come into force from today. Addressing media in New Delhi, Mr Goyal said that CEPA is not simply a trade agreement; it is a...
Global crude oil prices rose more than two percent in early trading today after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
US crude futures rose 2.37 US Dollar or 2.71 percent...
India and Singapore on Thursday held wide-ranging discussions on key areas of defence cooperation, security collaboration and avenues to further strengthen the strategic relationship between the two countries.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired with Singapore’s Permanent Secretary (Defence) Joseph Leong the 16th Defence Policy Dialogue which reaffirmed the robust...
Oil prices have jumped sharply after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city. Global oil benchmark Brent rose by 3.75 percent to 97.83 dollar a barrel, while US-traded crude was 4 percent higher at 92.22 dollar. Around...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday attended an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Cyprus and discussed “practical collaborations” and “shared interests” in the emerging multipolar order.
Jaishankar arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday to participate in the meeting being held in Limassol amid the West Asia conflict and...
A proposed US-Iran understanding could pave the way for the release of up to USD 24 billion in frozen Iranian funds as negotiations between the two sides continue, according to reports from IRGC-linked media outlet Tasnim News.
Citing a source close to the negotiating team, the report said Iran has...
