PM Narendra Modi US visit LIVE: PM Modi holds talk with DNI Tulsi Gabbard, set to meet Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the series of bilateral interactions by meeting U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday (February 13, 2025).  Also Read | Trump order on reciprocal tariffs expected before meeting with PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington on a two-day visit to hold high-stakes talks with … Read more

UN Human Rights Office report points out human rights violation under both Hasina and interim government

Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A report by the UN Human Rights Office … Read more

India, France agree to work closely to implement India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in Saint-Paul-les-Durance in southern France on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI India and France on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) announced that they would continue to work closely to implement the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) project. The … Read more

China says opposes ‘politicising’ technology after Vance’s AI warning

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters China said Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that it opposes “politicising” issues involving technology and trade, after U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned that “authoritarian regimes” were seeking to use artificial intelligence for increased control over citizens. World leaders gathered in Paris this week for … Read more

Dozen died in Bangladesh detention after revolution: rights group

Odhikar, one of the South Asian nation’s largest human rights organisations, demanded justice from the interim government that took over after the student-led revolution that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least a dozen people died in detention in Bangladesh since last year’s revolution, including by torture and gunshot wounds, … Read more

India may revive plan to procure six more P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from U.S.

P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft. File Photo: Bhagya Prakash K./THE HINDU “India is looking to revive the proposal to procure six more P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the U.S. and the issue is expected to figure in the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump,” sources in the know said. … Read more

PM Modi U.S. visit: Amid expected discussion on Elon Musk India entry, Starlink steals a march into Bhutan

Starlink updated its product availability map on February 12, 2025, making Bhutan the 121st country in the world to join its footprint. File | Photo Credit: AFP Even as all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and his key advisors, Elon Musk’s Starlink has … Read more

Return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders not realistic: U.S. Defense chief Hegseth

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on the eve of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that a return to Ukraine’s … Read more