India has announced the Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway (AFH), officially designated NH-913. Spanning 1,748 km and estimated to cost ₹27,000 crores, the highway will be built approximately 20 kilometres away from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the McMahon Line, close to the India-Tibet-China-Myanmar border. Once completed, it...
New Delhi: In a recent statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's firm stance on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), highlighting that the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir, including Ladakh, is an integral part of India. Jaiswal underscored India's opposition to the...
As we mark Africa Day on 25 May, we are reminded of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on this day in 1963, which transformed into the African Union in July 2002. Both organizations have faced challenges to peace and security, often relying on external support.
The...
Male , May 27: Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Munu Mahawar and Ahmed Naseer, Ambassador at Large, Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-chaired the India Maldives Review meeting. The two officials took stock of Indian grant-funded high-impact community development projects in Maldives.
According to the Indian High Commission in Maldives,...
Kathmandu , May 25: Two schools in Nepal, constructed with the Indian government's financial assistance under 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation', were inaugurated in the presence of government officials, embassy officials, and political representatives.
The School building of Shree Bal Janata Secondary School at Lamahi Municipality, Dang, was built under the Indian...
Three Indian Navy ships are in the Philippines with an aim to further strengthen maritime cooperation with that country, an official said on Monday. Their visit is part of an "operational deployment" of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
Indian Navy ships -- INS Delhi, INS...
India's Russian oil imports rose a nine-month high in April after shipments on non-sanctioned tankers operated by Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot resumed, tanker data obtained from shipping and trade sources showed.
Refiners in India briefly stopped importing Russian oil in tankers belonging to Sovcomflot after the company's ships, along...
New Delhi , May 15: The fifth meeting of the India-UAE Joint Committee on Consular Affairs took place in New Delhi, with wide-ranging discussions held on mechanisms to strengthen coordination and cooperation on Consular issues covering labour, visa, migration, citizenship and extradition, among others, the Ministry of External Affairs...
New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra and the top leadership of Bangladesh on Thursday discussed cooperation on a wide range of issues, including ways to boost trade and New Delhi’s role in Dhaka’s plan to dredge and develop its section of the cross-border Teesta River.
Kwatra was on his first...
NAWALPARASI, May 9: The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has inked a pivotal contract with Linxon India Pvt Ltd for the construction of the 400 kV New Butwal Substation in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) district, Lumbini Province.
The 400 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation will be constructed within the...
