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Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar are scheduled to meet Ambassadors and Heads of Missions in India on March 13 to inform them about the Central government’s World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) initiative. “WAVES is … Read more
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is in Washington this week to meet for discussions on the BTA’s first phase. File | Photo Credit: PTI India did not respond on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration planned to go ahead with reciprocal tariffs against India. Mr. … Read more
A screen shows China’s President Xi Jinping attending the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP China said on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) it will increase its defence budget 7.2% this year, as it continues its campaign … Read more
Before President Zelenskyy exited the White House last week following a public showdown with the U.S. President and his deputy, Donald Trump was keen on a deal with Ukraine that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, among other goodies. This was to have been a return gift for America’s help … Read more
The most concentrated fire has been on USAID, the primary organization for distributing U.S. humanitarian aid around the world with health and emergency programs in around 120 countries. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A divided U.S. Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 5, 2025), rejecting his bid to … Read more
“President Trump had a real question about whether President Zelenskyy was committed to the peace process,” CIA director John Ratcliffe told Fox News. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has “paused” intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a dramatic breakdown in relations between Kyiv and the White House, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Ratcliffe said … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, D.C., U.S. File. | Photo Credit: @narendramodi via X/via REUTERS The United States wants India to eliminate tariffs on car imports under a proposed trade deal between the two nations, but New Delhi is reluctant to immediately bring down such duties to zero even … Read more
South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice-President Riek Machar, a vice presidential spokesperson said, potentially jeopardising a peace deal that ended the civil war. South Sudan has formally been at peace since the 2018 agreement … Read more
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy (L) meets with the Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a bilateral meeting at Chevening House on March 5, 2025 in Sevenoaks, England. They will be holding bilateral talks on the U.K.-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The India-U.K. partnership is set to strengthen significantly as … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 1, 2025, appointed Zamir as the country’s new army chief after the top commander resigned the previous month, taking reponsibility for failing to stop the Palestinian militant attack on October 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Israel swore in a new commander of its military on Wednesday (March … Read more