Stressing the critical importance of the United States as a strategic trade partner for India, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday a vital India-US Strategic Commercial dialogue will be held in New Delhi in December which will help boost commercial ties between the two nations.


India-US December dialogue to boost commerce: Prabhu


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The US' latest batch of sanctions targeting Russian businesses and China undermine global stability and are akin to playing with fire, officials here said on Friday.


Russia: US playing with fire by imposing new sanctions


China on Friday asked the US to lift the sanctions on the Chinese military for buying Russian fighter jets and weapons or "bear the consequences."


Lift sanctions or face consequences: China warns US


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will embark on a four-day visit to India from October 1 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during which he will attend a series of events on renewable energy and sanitation, it was announced on Friday.


UN Secretary General to visit India with focus on renewable energy


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday ended a week-long visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania during which he garnered support for India's aspiration to be on the UN Security Council.


VP ends visit to Serbia, Malta, Romania


Title: The Most Dangerous Place: A History of United States in South Asia; Author: Srinath Raghavan; Publisher: Penguin Allen Lane; Pages: 472; Price: Rs 799


A comprehensive history of America's ties with South Asia (Book Review)


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for intensifying the war on illegal financial transfers, money laundering and tax evasion as one of the ways to ensure countries had adequate funds for development.


Intensify international fight against tax evasion, money laundering: Guterres


British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed new economic partnership with the EU "will not work", the head of the European Council has said.


May's Brexit trade plan won't work: Donald Tusk


A nine-member Myanmar delegation led by Vice Senior General Soe Win, Deputy Commander-in-Chief - Myanmar Defence Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army), visited Eastern Command headquarters on Thursday and discussed regional and security issues.


Myanmarese senior general discusses security issues at Eastern Command HQ


With India and Australia both slated to hold general elections next year, the process of signing a bilateral free-trade agreement could see a slowdown, a senior Australian envoy said here on Thursday.


FTA signing between India, Australia may slow down due to elections: Envoy


Following fresh US sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme that puts the strategic Chabahar port in jeopardy and calls for a complete stop to all Iranian oil exports, India is in touch with all stakeholders in the matter, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.


Iran sanctions: India in touch with all stakeholders


India hopes the upcoming presidential election in the Maldives will be held in "a fair, transparent and in a very credible manner", a senior official said on Thursday.


India wants fair, credible election in Maldives


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ready to accelerate denuclearization in exchange for security guarantees from Washington and wants to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump at an early date, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday.


N. Korea ready for fast denuclearization, wants summit with US: Moon


Asserting that terror and talks cannot go together, India on Thursday rejected new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal for holding a Saarc Summit in Islamabad.  India, however, accepted Islamabad's request for a meeting of the  foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session later this month.


India rejects Pakistan's plea for hosting Saarc Summit


Time is running out for a Brexit deal, leaders of European countries warned on Thursday as they began an informal summit in the Austrian city of Salzburg to discuss the bloc's most pressing issues, including migration and strengthening external borders.


Time running out for Brexit deal, EU leaders warn


Breaking the ice in ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins later this month -- the first such high-level interaction between the neighbours after three years.


India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York


Alibaba chairman Jack Ma said efforts should be made to promote the healthy development of China-US trade even though it is hard to fulfill his previous promise of creating 1 million jobs for the United States under current circumstances.


Trade should be propeller of peace: Jack Ma


Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednsday told visiting Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to ensure the safety of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the key artery of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road connectivity project.


Ensure CPEC's safety, Xi tells Pak Army Chief


Amid the ongoing trade war between Beijing and Washington, an Indian business delegation on Wednesday held talks with Chinese oil meal importers as New Delhi looks to resume export of its crop banned by China in 2012.


Amid trade war, India looks to resume oil meal export to China


China will stick to market-oriented reform of the exchange rate formation mechanism and will not pursue competitive devaluation of its currency, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.


China won't devalue yuan, says PM Li


Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is "closely following" the case of Italian Cathlic missionary priest Pierluigi Maccalli who was reported kidnapped in Niger, the Foreign Ministry said.

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