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Smear campaign: MEA rejects new Canadian media report on Nijjar killing

Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said

India will establish 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' in Guyana, says PM Modi

Expressing gratitude to Guyana's President Irfaan Ali for the warm welcome, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged his personal connection to Guyana, having visited 24 years ago as a regular citizen

Need to focus on cooperation, not conflict: Rajnath tells Chinese minister

Emphasises confidence building between India and China through de-escalation

Eager to deepen cooperation with Caribbean nations across sectors: PM Modi

PM Modi, who arrived in Guyana on Wednesday, is the first visit by an Indian head of the state in more than 50 years

India, China agree to rebuild mutual trust in defence ministers meet

The two defence ministers met in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, weeks after Indian and Chinese militaries completed disengagement of troops from two last face-off points in eastern Ladakh

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart Jun after border disengagement

The meeting came weeks after India and China completed their disengagement exercise in Demchok and Depsang late last month

Israel insists on right to act against Hezbollah in any deal to end fight

Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement Wednesday that the condition for any political settlement in Lebanon is the preservation of the intelligence capability

India tests hypersonic missile: Similar US, China, Russia weapons explained

Has India's first hypersonic missile test brought it on par with the capabilities of the US, China, and Russia? Discover the answer here

Army chief lands in Nepal; to receive Honorary General rank from President

Gen Dwivedi, who is leading a five-member delegation, was warmly received by Maj Gen Madhukar Singh Karki on behalf of Nepal Army chief Gen Ashok Raj Sigdel upon his arrival

India, Australia firm up clean energy partnership; pushing mega trade pact

Both sides are keen to build on the momentum created by the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) which was signed in 2022

Rajnath Singh lands in Laos to attend Asean defence ministers meet

Among the many key features of the event, the meeting between Indian Defence Minister with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of the summit is an important event

PM Modi visits Guyana: Why South American nation is crucial to India

South American nation has become a significant contributor to world crude supply

Multi-agency Sea Vigil exercise underway off Goa to assess preparedness

Conceived in 2018, the exercise was basically to derive the lessons and actions to be taken

Historic moment for Caricom nations: Barbados PM Mottley on meeting PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Guyana today received a warm welcome from the President of Guyana Irfaan Ali as well as the Prime Ministers of Grenada Dickon Mitchell, and of Barbados

Police, NIA arrest Muneer Banday who had Rs 5 lakh bounty at J&K's Kupwara

As per the release, Muneer Ahmad Banday was involved in a multi-million drug smuggling case, which had significant implications for funding illegal activities

Unsatisfied with pace of progress on UNSC reform: Indian UN envoy

Harish delivered the keynote address on Responding to Key Global Challenges

Militants unleash carnage in Pakistan, kill 19 troops in deadly attacks

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnesses fierce gunfights, a suicide bombing, and mortar fire as militants attack, leaving widespread damage and sparking calls for peace

First issue in talks with Pakistan is end of terrorism: Indian envoy at UN

With Pakistan, the main issue we have is of terrorism, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said during a conversation

PM Modi arrives in Guyana, gets 'special welcome' with state honours

In an unprecedented gesture, the prime minister was received at the airport by President Irfan Ali and over a dozen cabinet ministers

China seeks improved ties with India to ease US pressure: Business leader

Last month, India announced that it had reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long