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India can't be just a spectator in race for tech supremacy: Army officer

The industry and the armed forces can be "co-creators" of a very secure, robust and dynamic India of the future, Lt Gen Aujla said

Watch: JD Vance, wife Usha arrive in Delhi, received by Ashwini Vaishnaw

US Vice President JD Vance lands in Delhi for a four-day visit aimed at boosting India-US trade ties, with key talks scheduled with PM Modi amid global tariff tensions

US VP Vance arrives in India for 1st official visit, to meet PM Modi today

A formal meeting between Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled for 6.30 pm on Monday at the Prime Minister's official residence

Trump's global trade war looms over Vance's high-stakes India visit

Trump administration officials have named India as one of several countries the US is prioritising negotiations with during the 90-day pause on higher duties

Canadian MP Arya urges unity against Khalistani threat after temple attack

Arya said that the graffiti on the walls of the temple is 'chilling reminder' of 'growing influence' of Khalistani extremism

Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in San Francisco for five-day US visit

She will participate in an event featuring the Indian diaspora in San Francisco and interact with the Indian community settled there

India to raise steel, aluminium tariff issue with US next week: Official

In 2020, both sides decided to amicably resolve all seven of their WTO disputes, including the one on steel. In response, India withdrew the retaliatory tariffs

China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb: Here's what it is capable of

China's PLA tests a clean-energy hydrogen bomb using magnesium hydride, signalling a shift in warfare tech to accommodate cleaner energy solutions

JD Vance, wife to visit Akshardham Temple; PM Modi to host dinner for them

The US vice president, his wife, Usha, and their three children -- Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel -- are scheduled to land at the Palam airbase here at 10 am on Monday on a four-day India visit

FM Sitharaman to attend G20, IMF-World Bank meets during US, Peru visit

As part of the US visit, she would land in San Francisco to deliver a keynote address at the Hoover Institution at the Stanford University on April 20

MEA slams Pakistan's misuse of OIC, calls it 'longstanding habit'

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was asked about Pakistan's repeated misuse of the OIC, where Saudi Arabia is regarded as a leading voice

India, France to sign biggest Rafale-Marine fighter jet deal on April 28

The French Minister is expected to reach India on Sunday evening and return on Monday late evening

At least 20 attacks on American fast food outlets in Apr, says Pak minister

Pakistan's Interior State Minister Tallal Chaudhry told a press conference on Saturday near here that the government would protect the lives and properties

ICJ verdict ignored? Why Kulbhushan Jadhav still can't appeal in Pakistan

Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national in a Pakistani jail on espionage charges, was denied the right to appeal despite a 2019 ICJ ruling, which only focused on consular access, not his appeal rights

India-UK trade deal: Indian team may visit London to fix pending issues

India and the UK are trying to speed up discussions on the trade agreement amid fast-changing geopolitical landscape and America's protectionist trade policies

Big boost in mutual ties in recent years: Foreign Secy on PM's Saudi visit

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a special briefing held by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday, highlighted the significance of the upcoming trip and reaffirmed the strong ties

BTA push: Indian team to visit US next week to discuss modalities

This will be the first in-person meeting between the officials from India and the US since the finalisation and signing of the terms of reference of the proposed trade deal in March

India-US trade pact's terms of reference includes about 19 chapters: Report

India's chief negotiator, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will lead the team for the first in-person talks between the two countries

Tri-services future warfare course to be held in Delhi from Apr 21 to May 9

The course will be conducted under the aegis of Integrated Defence Staff headquarters and coordinated by the tri-services think-tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies

'Protect minorities without excuses': India condemns Hindu leader's killing

Calling out 'systematic minority persecution', India condemned the killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, demanding Bangladesh to ensure safety of minorities