India and the world

MALE, (IANS) - Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel, estimated at 88 personnel, from the Indian Ocean archipelago by mid-March. A high-level core group, set by both nations, to negotiate the withdrawal of troops held

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Basdeo Panday, the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago who once said, “If you see me and a lion fighting, feel sorry for the lion", has passed away at the age of 90. A lawyer,

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - In a significant move, Nepal has temporarily halted the issuance of labor permits for citizens seeking employment in Russia and Ukraine. The Department of Foreign Employment announced the suspension through an official notice released on

NEW DELHI (ANI) - The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi has passed on the baton to Randhir Jaiswal, who assumed the charge as official MEA spokesperson on January 3. Jaiswal previously recently served as Consul General in New York

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In September this year, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam joined the growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics, just as Rishi Sunak scripted history by becoming Britain's first desi premier in 2022. Before him, Leo Varadkar --

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In the latest development following the blast outside the Israel Embassy in Delhi on December 26, forensic experts have found more than two dozen pellets from the site, shedding light on the nature of the explosion. Official

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on December 28 said that India has noted the Dahra Global case verdict in which the sentences of eight former Indian Navy personnel on death row have been reduced. A

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Pakistani-Hindu Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first woman candidate from the minority community to stand in the upcoming general elections from the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Parkash submitted her nomination papers for the

Photo: Legendairlines.ro NEW DELHI (IANS, MEDIA REPORTS) - After a four-day wait, a plane at the center of a human trafficking investigation departed from a French airport on December 25, destined for India, reports said. The grounding of the aircraft left approximately

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - When the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Myanmar that set the world organization’s current engagement with the crisis in that country, three nations abstained in a collision of regional realities and perceptions thousands

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 19 had a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli PM briefed PM Modi on the recent developments in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The two leaders shared concerns regarding

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Faced with the "challenge" to "strike the right balance", India has joined the General Assembly's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier position of abstaining. After the resolution

AHMEDABAD, (IANS) - Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on December 6 said that UNESCO has included Gujarat's Garba dance in its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. An official statement said that the decision was taken during the 18th meeting

LONDON, (IANS) - An estimated 300,000 non-Britons – many of them Indians – will be affected by the British government on December 4 raising the bar for people eligible to apply for skilled worker visas for the United Kingdom. The

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In its slow march towards realpolitik, India has come a long way from looking at Palestine through the prism of its independence struggle and the trauma of partition and rejecting Israel to supporting the two-state

Vishal Sharma who is India’s representative in Paris. Photo: Instagram NEW DELHI - Pakistan, on November 24, beat India for the position of vice chair in an election at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). While 38 members of the 58-member

UNITED NATIONS, (IANS) - India has backed a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights, a territory the Jewish nation captured from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967r. India was among the 91

By Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ As we undertook this responsibility

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India appears to have emerged as a minority of one in the BRICS group's stand on the Israel-Hamas war with South Africa as the chair taking the lead in mounting a vociferous attack on Israel. South Africa

By Yashwant Raj WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - India joined a select group of countries in June that is building a supply chain for critical minerals that, among other things, are key to transitioning to clean energy with some prodding from the

ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Hussein Ali Mwinyi inaugurated The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Zanzibar on November 6 at the Zanzibar campus in the presence of Tanzanian officials, Indian dignitaries, faculty, and students. The

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A large chunk of the global Indian diaspora has rallied strongly behind Israel after the country witnessed its largest cross-border attack in October this year, carried out by the Hamas terror group, ever since its creation

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - Even as India was among the countries that abstained from voting for a non-binding Jordanian resolution, it voted in favor of a Canada-led amendment to the draft resolution on the Gaza crisis which failed to

NEW DELHI (IANS, ANI) - Eight former Indian Navy officers, have been sentenced to death in Qatar, and accused of spying. The eight men were working for a private firm that helped the Qatari armed forces and included decorated officers

UNITED NATIONS, (IANS) - The massacre of 99 Hindus by a Rohingya group in Myanmar could qualify as an international crime, according to the UN official carrying out investigations of serious human rights violations there. Asked on October 23 about the

LONDON (ANI) - The United Kingdom has shown its disagreement with India's action after the India-Canada standoff which resulted in the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India and called for resolution of differences through discussion. In a press statement, the

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon on October 18 said that the Hamas terror group is afraid of the Israel Defense Forces. He went on to mention the recent explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The much-sought after bailout loan of $330 million by Colombo from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not materialized ostensibly after Beijing’s refusal to restructure bilateral loans it extended to the Indian Ocean island - a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Amid the ongoing war in Israel, at least 212 Indian citizens arrived in the national capital from the first flight under 'Operation Ajay'. The first flight was greeted by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the airport. The Minister

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Following a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on October 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the "people of India stand firmly" with the Jewish nation amid the ongoing conflict with the Hamas

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Pakistani government is planning to sell off its part of the shares in the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project to Saudi Arabia. The other partners in the venture are the Canada-based Barrick Gold

MALE, (IANS) - Maldives President-elect Mohamed Muizzu pledged to end the foreign military presence in his small but strategically placed atoll nation while sticking to his campaign promise. He also promised that he would initiate the process. Muizzu, 45, while addressing his

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad have been part of the political narratives of all political parties in Pakistan. During election campaigns, mentioning of India through the lens of Kashmir has remained a part of every

Prince William in NY with Michael Bloomberg and the Kennedy family. Inset: Aadith Moorthy, founder of Boomitra India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - Prince William unveiled Boomitra as a finalist for the third annual Earthshot Prize at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit. This

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The iconic monument of Qutub Minar was illuminated in the national colors of Mexico on Mexican Independence Day. Visuals showed the iconic monument colored in green, white, and red, presenting an exemplary view. A ceremony was also held

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - An India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor including shipping and railway links will be launched soon. The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation, connectivity, and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy,

ITANAGAR, (IANS) - Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on September 7 that China is proposing to construct a 60,000 MW dam over Siang River in Tibet just before it enters India (Arunachal), asserting that both the Centre and

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The two-day G20 Summit set to begin in New Delhi on September 9 is a great opportunity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bolster his country’s position as a global leader "burnishing his own diplomatic credentials"

LONDON, (IANS) - Ahead of Rishi Sunak's first official trip to India as Britain’s Prime Minister during the G20 summit this week, his relatives are planning a banquet in New Delhi to welcome him to his ancestral land. Sunak's maternal uncle,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - China’s might and ambition for securing the civilizational nation in all possible ways are well known. The most fundamental step in doing so is by securing the frontiers of a sovereign state -- and in the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - As Delhi gears up to host the G20 Summit, authorities have implemented an array of comprehensive security measures to ensure the safety and security of foreign delegates. Approximately 1,30,00 security personnel will be deployed to ensure the

India-West News Desk BEIJING – Confirming speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping's participation will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has announced that Li Qiang will attend instead, on September 9 and

Major General S B Asthana NEW DELHI - The 2023 edition of the standard map of China, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Peoples Republic of China, is neither the first attempt to illegally document unilateral claims on sovereign territories

GUWAHATI, (IANS) - Assam-based oncologist and a Padma Shri awardee, Ravi Kannan has been named as one of the four recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered Asia's Nobel Prize. He joins other past esteemed winners including Satyajit Ray,

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) - Despite all the aggressive attempts by China, New Delhi through its continuous efforts to improve goodwill without business interests is pushing back against Beijing in the crucial region of South Asia, senior defense analyst and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Chinese forces are learned to have ramped up the construction of reinforced bunkers and underground tunnels in Aksai Chin, according to reports citing data from satellite imagery. As per the reports, construction activities are taking place in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – A  poll conducted among people in more than 23 countries showed that India is generally viewed favorably by the world. The poll also found that while most Indians said their country’s global influence has grown stronger in recent

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - When Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realized, a media report said. While Afghanistan's last-known Jew fled

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India on August 25 refuted China's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg happened at New Delhi's request, saying that there was a "pending request

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The BRICS grouping on August 24 announced that six nations -- Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Argentina, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia -- will be included as full-time members. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this at the BRICS