New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed former Indian envoy to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.The EAM recalled the close association between the two leaders and affirmed confidence that Sandhu will continue contributing to the nation’s development and progress."Welcome to @BJP4India, Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS. Our

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday, stating that any "armed" attack on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea would activate a mutual self-defence agreement between Washington and Manila, underscoring the escalating tensions in the region that could potentially embroil the United States in conflict with Beijing, as reported by The New York Times.Despite

Berlin: Reaffirming US support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin warned that if Vladimir Putin is successful here, he will not stop there.Convening the 20th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, Austin said that Ukraine will not back down in the face of the Russian invasion of the country, and neither will the United States, the

India implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 last week, paving the way for the grant of citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrantsAn American senator has expressed concern over the Indian government notifying rules for the implementation of the CAA, saying that as the US-India relationship deepens, it is important that the cooperation is based on shared values of protecting human

Detailed joint arms production with Russia is progressing at a solid pace in India, as stated by Denis Alipov, the Russian Federation’s Ambassador to India. This statement was in response to reports suggesting a shift in India’s defence procurement away from Russia. “These assertions misrepresent the reality,” affirmed Alipov.According to Alipov, these claims are misguided. India aims to build up

New Delhi: The massive operation carried out by the Indian Navy to rescue a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia’s coast last weekend shows how New Delhi’s military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world’s best, CNN reported, citing several analysts.The navy rescued 17 crew members of the vessel MV Ruen during an anti-piracy operation lasting nearly two days,