Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held an informal meeting with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday to discuss the status of detained former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the implementation of the regional peace plan.
The meeting marked the first face-to-face engagement...
Operation Amistad has concluded successfully with the return of the Indian contingent to New Delhi from Venezuela today. The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response mission was launched following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the timely help, support and...
India and Myanmar have discussed bilateral security cooperation and reviewed progress under bilateral dialogue mechanisms. The two-day 23rd National Level Meeting between India and Myanmar concluded in New Delhi yesterday.
Ministry of Home Affairs said that the two sides discussed cooperation in combating transnational crimes, including terrorism, insurgency, narcotics trafficking,...
Afghanistan forces have carried out airstrikes against ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan. In a statement, the Afghan Ministry said the attacks were carried out last night against ISIS facilities in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The strikes inflicted heavy casualties and significant financial losses on ISIS and its supporters.
It...
Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti of the Eastern Fleet have concluded their port call at Sattahip, Thailand, reinforcing the longstanding maritime partnership between India and Thailand.
The ships, operating under the command of Rear Admiral Alok Ananda, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, departed Sattahip on June 29 to...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she will return to Bangladesh before the end of this year despite facing legal cases, a death sentence, and a ban on the political activities of the Awami League, raising fresh questions over the exclusion of one of the country’s...
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan this evening at around 7:04 PM Indian time. Tremors were felt across India, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. Shocks were also felt in several parts of North India, including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal...
The World Bank has approved 1.1 billion dollars in emergency financing for Bangladesh, underscoring the growing economic pressures facing the country amid rising fuel and fertiliser costs, shrinking fiscal space and mounting concerns over food security.
The package includes 300 million dollars to finance fertiliser imports and support rice production,...
In Nepal, a dormitory building for the Lowo Nyiphug Namdrol Norbuling Monastic School in Lomanthang, Mustang district of Gandaki Province, built with Government of India assistance, was jointly inaugurated today by Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava and Chairman of Lomanthang Rural Municipality Tashi Nharbu Gurung.
The double-storeyed dormitory,...
Seeking to strengthen economic recovery after the 2022 financial crisis, Sri Lanka has unveiled a new five-year export strategy targeting 36 billion US dollars in export earnings by 2030. The National Export Development Plan, NEDP, for 2026 to 2030 has been approved by the Cabinet. The plan aims to...
