New Delhi: India has again rejected the "absurd claims" and "baseless arguments" made by China on Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the northeast State is an "integral and inalienable part of India."The Ministry of External Affairs in an official statement today noted that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will "continue to benefit" from India’s development programmes and infrastructure projects."

Washington: There is a paradigm change and incredible momentum in the US-India defence relationship which is now defined more by the overall trajectory rather than by differences on key issues, a senior Pentagon official has said. The remarks by Siddharth Iyer, Director for South Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defence (Policy), Department of Defence, came at a roundtable on the future of the

New Delhi: Thailand Ambassador to India, Pattarat Hongtong, has thanked the Indian government for the exposition of sacred relics of Lord Buddha in Thailand, and said that this would attract more Thai people to visit India and reconnect with their roots.Calling the exposition ‘historic’, she also lauded the age-old ties between Bangkok and New Delhi.Speaking to ANI, the Thailand envoy said, "My

Gwalior: The South Korean Air Force’s Chief of Staff, General Lee Youngsu on Tuesday visited the Air Force Station and the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) in Gwalior.The Korean Air Force chief was accompanied by the Director General of Air Force Operations, Air Marshal Surat Singh.He also visited the maintenance complex and interacted with the IAF Air Warriors."General

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