New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi detailed India’s foreign policy approach, describing it as "mix-and-match diplomacy" focused on pragmatic engagement aligned with national interests."The world is interconnected as well as interdependent," PM Modi stated in a candid interview with the UK-based Financial Times.He also underscored the complexity of global dynamics while emphasising that

New Delhi: Emphasising India’s support for free movement of commercial shipping, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi while referring to the ongoing attacks in the Red Sea, said that this is something India is interested in and will continue to monitor.While addressing a weekly presser on Thursday, MEA Spokesperson said, "India has always been supportive of the free

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday called the US State Department’s recently released report on ‘International Religious Freedom’ "motivated and biased."MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that he would not like to give much weight to such comments by further commenting on them.Addressing a weekly press briefing, Bagchi said, "As regards USCIRF, you are all aware of the

New Delhi: India’s position is consistent on the issue of Canada as it is hoping that Ottawa would take action on extremist elements that are misusing the freedom of speech and expression in their country, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday.While addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, Bagchi said India has always highlighted that the core

New Delhi: India has obtained consular access to meet Indian national Nikhil Gupta, the accused of conspiracy and attempted murder involving India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in the custody of Czech authorities and is providing all necessary consular assistance, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.Addressing a weekly press conference, MEA spokesperson Arindam

The firm intends to commission new capacity to produce more volumes and continue opening new markets, it said.Russian oil shipments to India this year amounted to 70 million tons, the president of Russian state oil company Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev, has said. This figure is nearly double that of 2022.Last year, Russian oil exports to India also increased 19 times to 41 million tonnes while oil