Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the world was looking at a reformed India with a renewed focus with global financial agencies and rating agencies viewing the country in a "very positive manner".


World looks at reformed India with renewed focus: Modi


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China on Tuesday did not contradict Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat's claim that it has significantly reduced the number of troops in Doklam.


China mum on troop reduction in Doklam


In an apparent dig at China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday India was not eyeing foreign territories and exploiting anyone's resources.


Not eyeing foreign territories to exploit resources: Modi


With the call that "America is in the game and America is going to win", strongly reminiscent of his populist campaign speeches, US President Donald Trump launched his first National Strategic Security (NSS) policy document on December 18, 2017. He categorised his ambitions for the US based on "principled realism" to be propelled by the "re-awakening of America".


India needs to maintain its strategic autonomy (Comment: Special to IANS)


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday met Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Prince Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and discussed ways to develop sports and cricket ties between the two countries.


Rahul meets Bahrain Crown Prince


Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said there has been a major reduction of Chinese troops in Doklam.


Major reduction of Chinese troops in Doklam


Rabat, Jan 8 (IANS/MAP) Egypt will be guest of honour at the 24th edition of Casablanca's international publishing and book fair to be held in February.


Egypt to be guest of honour at Morocco's book fair


India's envoy to China, Gautam Bambawale, on Monday met Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Rashid Alimov and discussed the agenda and preparation of the annual summit of the grouping in China.


India's envoy to China discusses SCO summit agenda


South Korea's top nuclear envoy will visit the US this week to discuss the Korean peninsula's nuclear issue, an official said on Monday.


South Korea's top nuke envoy to visit US


Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said his state is committed to closer ties with the southeast Asian region with New Delhi putting the Northeast at the heart of its Act East Policy.


Sonowal hard sells state as investment hub in Singapore diaspora meet


India on Sunday reiterated that the leadership and centrality of the southeast Asian region is essential for the peace and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.


Asean centrality essential for Indo-Pacific peace, prosperity: India


The recent Chinese intrusion into Arunachal Pradesh was an "inadvertent border crosswalk" by some labourers and did not involve Chinese troops, according to a report by the National Security Council, an apex body that advises the Prime Minister on security-related issues.


China's Arunachal transgression not planned: Report


US tourism to Cuba grew nearly threefold in 2017 over the previous year, mainly due to relaxation of travel ban.


US arrivals in Cuba triple in 2017


Amid reports of the US administration's plans to introduce stricter norms for issuance of H1-B visas, which are largely availed by Indian IT firms, the US Chamber of Commerce has voiced its opposition to the move.


US-India business body against H1-B visa policy change


The police from China and Myanmar have jointly solved several drug cases, nabbing three suspects with 160 kg of drugs, officials said.


160 kg drugs seized in China-Myanmar joint operation


Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has declared himself mystified by the US threats to cut off funding, saying that Washington's financial assistance was "very, very insignificant" and that Islamabad was "on the forefront of the war on terror".


Pakistan PM calls US financial assistance 'insignificant'


With New Delhi enhancing its engagements with southeast Asia under its Act East Policy, India on Saturday called for the waters of the Indo-Pacific region to be better connected and free of traditional and non-traditional threats.


Make Indo-Pacific region threat-free: India


Once again sidestepping whether Donald Trump's tweets violates its terms of service, the micro-blogging platform has clarified that it will not block world leaders from tweeting.


Twitter explains why it won't block Donald Trump


Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday met new Asean Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi here ahead of the Fifth Round Table of Asean-India Network of Think Tanks.


Sushma meets new Asean Secretary General


Highlighting on bilateral co-operation to promote and foster trade and multilateral relations between Canada and India, its envoy to India said trade between the two countries was up by 30 per cent.


Trade between India and Canada up by 30%: Canadian envoy


Islamabad's failure to stop terrorist attacks on India or take action against Lakshar-e-Taiba leader Hafeez Saeed were not factors behind the US suspending most military assistance to Pakistan, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert has said.

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