India is in talks with several countries seeking partnerships for technical help on lithium processing, said four sources familiar with the matter, to bolster its nascent lithium mining and electric vehicle industries and avoid relying on China.India’s Ministry of Mines began discussions with Australia and the United States last year, said the four sources, two from India’s government and two

Moscow: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a bilateral meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and both sides reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest.NSA Ajit Doval held the meeting on the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in St Petersburg in

New Delhi: After the Kashmir issue was mentioned in the joint statement issued at the conclusion of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan, India said that they have taken up this matter with the Iranian authorities, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday."We have taken up the matter with Iranian authorities," Spox Jaiswal said on being asked

New Delhi: India on Thursday firmly rejected the US State Department report on Human Rights in India, which mentioned “significant human rights abuses” during the violence that broke out in Manipur last year and said that the report is “deeply biased” and “reflects a poor understanding of India.”"This report is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of India. We attach no value to it and

New Delhi: India has received the invitation to attend the G7 Summit set to be held in Italy and the matter is under consideration, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a media briefing on Thursday.Asked whether India received an invitation to attend the G7 Summit, Jaiswal stated, "We know that the G7 meeting is to be held in Italy. We have received the

New Delhi: India has congratulated Maldives for the successful conduct of parliamentary elections and expressed hope that the two nations will continue their exchanges at parliamentary level in the coming days, the Ministry of External Affairs said.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that New Delhi and Male have had historical ties and India has a development cooperation program with