Hague: India and the Netherlands held the 12th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Thursday in Hague and agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties by focusing on new and emerging technologies like semiconductors and green hydrogen.The two sides welcomed the "excellent progress" in all sectors and discussed the way forward in priority sectors of Water, Agriculture and Health (WAH agenda),

New Delhi: A seven-member delegation from India held a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting with their Nigerian counterparts in Abuja and identified several areas of focus for enhancing bilateral trade and mutually beneficial investments. The two sides agreed for an early conclusion of the Local Currency Settlement System Agreement to further strengthen bilateral economic ties.During the

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A total of 179 terrorist incidents were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan till April 30 this year, according to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), as reported by ARY News.According to the CTD’s latest report, 91 terrorists were also killed in 2024.According to ARY News, January saw 60 terrorist incidents, followed by February with 38, March with 33,

Manila: The Philippines has summoned a Chinese envoy after Beijing’s use of a water cannon against two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea and accused China of “harassment” and “dangerous manoeuvres," Al Jazeera reported.The Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned China’s deputy chief of mission Zhou Zhiyong on Thursday. Philippines’ action comes two days after the

Islamabad: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) has urged the Pakistani authorities to "swiftly and impartially investigate the death threats and online harassment against senior journalists in the country, stressing on the anchor person Hamid Mir, reported Geo News.The Pakistani authorities have been requested to investigate the case of journalist Hamid Mir who has recently received

New Delhi: The seventh India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was held here on Friday with the two sides agreeing to enhance collaboration in areas of defence industry, maritime security and multilateral cooperation.Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Indonesia, Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, MDS co-chaired the seventh