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21 Aug

PM Modi interacts with 20 space startups, calls for India to become global space tech hub

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth here, highlighting the growing strength of the country’s private space industry and calling for greater collaboration to position India as a global hub for space technology. The interaction brought together leaders of startups working across a wide range of areas, including rocket and reusable semi-cryogenic launch vehicle development, avionics, satellites, advanced propulsion systems, space and defence intelligence, space debris removal, and AI-powered hyperlocal weather and climate intelligence. The startup founders highlighted the rapid progress made by…

21 Aug

Credit US Ambassador Gor for providing correct perspective on J&K: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) India's former Ambassador to the United States and BJP MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday credited US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor for providing a "correct perspective" on Jammu and Kashmir by calling it as an "important part of India" during his visit to Srinagar, earlier this week. The American envoy visited Srinagar on August 19 and made a significant endorsement of India's stated position on Jammu and Kashmir by describing the Union Territory as "an important part of India" with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah standing by his side. Shringla, a former Foreign Secretary, cited…

21 Aug

‘China’s growing clout in Indo-Pacific raises concern’

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A section of Japanese media and people are criticising Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her administration for their efforts to upgrade Japan's defence and security systems, but these critics are overlooking China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, according to an article published on the Japan Forward news website. "The Pacific Islands have become an increasingly important arena of strategic competition between China and the United States and its regional partners," the article stated. While China may not be the largest provider of development finance to the Pacific, it has positioned itself as an integral…

20 Aug

India delivers medical supplies to Kabul hospital, reaffirms humanitarian support

New Delhi/ Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) Continuing with its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, India on Thursday delivered medicines and medical consumables to a government hospital in Kabul. Taking to X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) posted: "Augmenting Afghanistan's healthcare! Reaffirming its enduring health partnership with the friendly people of Afghanistan, India delivers medicines and medical consumables to a Government Hospital in Kabul." This comes amid India's sustained efforts to provide humanitarian support to Afghanistan, including the supply of essential medicines, relief materials, and other aid. Earlier this week, addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir…

20 Aug

India, Japan reaffirm commitment to deepen bilateral defence cooperation

Tokyo/New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India and Japan on Thursday welcomed the steady strengthening of bilateral defence cooperation, including engagement between their respective ministries and services, based on shared strategic perspectives under the 'Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership' which constitutes one of the pillars for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. In a joint statement issued after the Japan-India Defence Ministers’ Meeting between Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, in New Delhi, the two sides stressed the importance of sharing assessments of the regional and international security environment amid heightened global tensions. They also expressed…

20 Aug

India and Singapore take partnership forward during Ministerial Roundtable

Singapore, Aug 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India and Singapore concluded a "very productive" Ministerial Roundtable meeting in Singapore. Along with EAM Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry; Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, participated in the high-level 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). EAM Jaishankar also thanked Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs K Shanmugam, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo, and Minister for Transport…

19 Aug

After San Francisco tech meets, Gujarat CM heads to Washington DC

San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, on Wednesday concluded the San Francisco leg of his US visit and departed for Washington, D.C., where the state delegation is set to continue its outreach to investors, technology companies and other industry leaders ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027. Before leaving San Francisco, Patel and members of the Gujarat delegation visited the Consulate General of India, where Consul General Dr K. Srikar Reddy received them. The visit marked the conclusion of the delegation's engagements in the San Francisco Bay Area, which included meetings with the Gujarati diaspora…

19 Aug

J&K an ‘important part’ of India, US will reconsider travel advisories: Envoy Gor

Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, who arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said that the United States will reconsider advisories on travel to the Union Territory, adding that that Jammu and Kashmir is an important part of India. After meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the US Envoy said: "It's a pleasure to be here. US will reconsider its advisories on travel to Jammu and Kashmir. This is an important part of India." "I am here, visiting for the first time. It is an incredibly beautiful place. I am…

18 Aug

PM Modi has played transformative role in development of India: Israeli envoy

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailing the "transformative role" played by him in the development of India. Recalling PM Modi's historic address during a Special Plenary of the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier this year - the first by an Indian Prime Minister at the Israeli parliament - the Israeli diplomat, in a special chat with the IANS, said that people of Israel admire the Indian leader, just like he is adored by many other countries in the world. "There's no doubt that Prime Minister Modi has played…

18 Aug

ASEAN digital pact offers India model for deeper Southeast Asia ties: Report

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Economy Framework Agreement provides India a blueprint for deeper digital engagement with Southeast Asia, a new report has said. The blueprint gave ASEAN "managed interoperability" with common commercial outcomes and compatible systems across countries, alleviating the need for similar domestic laws. the report from The Jakarta Post said. ASEAN’s new Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) creates a region‑wide architecture for digital trade and services, but incorporating it into ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) would be counterproductive, the report said. "Incorporating the DEFA into the AITIGA would…