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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday to deliver warm greetings and best wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting, the…
Russia announced a temporary 32-hour ceasefire with Ukraine on the occasion of Orthodox Easter from April 11 to April 12, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.…
US President Donald Trump said there are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz and warned Tehran against it. In a post on…
Israel on Thursday put Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in his place, strongly objecting to the latter’s statement and questioning Pakistan’s neutrality as a mediator in US-Iran negotiations. In a…
Israel has responded with fury to Pakistan Defence Minsiter Khawaja Asif’s statement, denouncing Islamabad’s mediation pitch and vowing to defend itself against “terrorists” who want Tel Aviv’s destruction. In a…
Kamal Kharrazi, head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and former Iranian foreign minister, has died after succumbing to injuries sustained in an attack earlier this week, Iranian state…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said it has eliminated Hamas operative Muhammad Dawad, described as an expert in the production of explosive devices, in a targeted strike in…
The White House clarified that Iran presented two 10-point plans, out of which one was “unserious, unacceptable” and was “literally thrown in the garbage” by US President Donald Trump. White…
Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, reaffirmed Tel Aviv’s objective is to achieve a situation without “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure” in Southern Lebanon as Israel continues to strike Lebanon after the…
Israel’s continued operation in Lebanon has threatened the temporary ceasefire, with Iran accusing the US-Israel side of violating the agreement. Tehran also threatened to leave the negotiations talks set to…
The Indian Army contingent has departed for Egypt to participate in the fourth edition of the India – Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise, Cyclone – IV, scheduled to be conducted…
US President Donald Trump seemed to have shifted his focus back to acquiring Greenland after a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran, signalling out NATO allies’ lack of cooperation during the…
Former Diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar said that “whenever there’s a tentative agreement”, all parties claim victory, which he said has happened in the US-Iran temporary ceasefire, while seeing no clear winner…
In what will bring relief to the world the Iranian side has accepted US President Donald Trump’s peace overture and agreed to safe passage via the Strait of Hormuz for…
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council claimed “historic victory” after US President Donald Trump suspended the “bombing and attack” campaign on Iran and agreed to a two-week double-sided ceasefire. According to…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and discussed the US-India commercial roadmap. Gor said that they discussed ways to boost New Delhi-Washington…
30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are on their way home, the Indian High Commission to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday. Sharing the details in…
President Donald Trump said that the United States could secure the Iranian oil as the war in West Asia continues to expand, saying, “if I had my choice, I’m a…
Iran remained undeterred from US President Donald Trump’s “reckless threats” and said such “baseless rhetoric” will not affect the continued offensive against the US-Israel forces, Iranian state media reported. According…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met with FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington and discussed US.-India cooperation to counter transnational threats such as cybercrime, narcotics, and illicit networks. He…
After US President Donald Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure, Assistant Professor, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, Setareh Sadeqi, said such threats are seen as an “extension of the…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a call from his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi as the tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate. Both leaders discussed bilateral…
INS Trikand, a frontline guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, as part of its ongoing deployment in the South West Indian Ocean Region. The visit…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei responded to US President Donald Trump’s threats, warning that Iran will respond “in kind” to any attack on its infrastructure, Al Jazeera reported. “Our…
The Defence Ministry of the United Arab Emirates said that the country’s air defence systems are “actively engaging” with missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In a statement, the ministry…