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India and US continue trade negotiations at multiple levels: official

Goyal visited Washington earlier in May for the trade talks. He held deliberations with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington

Global South must boost supply chain, promote South-South trade: Jaishankar

At a Global South countries' meet in New York, EAM S Jaishankar called for resilient supply chains, fair trade, and stronger South-South cooperation amid global conflicts and trade uncertainties

'Bombing their own people': India condemns Pakistan at UN over airstrike

India condemned Pakistan at the UN after an airstrike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed 30 people, mostly civilians, when eight bombs hit Matre Dara village on Monday

India 'mostly' with Kyiv in conflict with Russia: Ukraine prez Zelenskyy

Expressing cautious optimism, Zelenskyy acknowledged New Delhi's position on energy-related complexities, an issue which has been consistently raised by the US President Donald Trump

L&T, BEL join hands to support India's fifth-gen fighter aircraft programme

The collaboration aims to leverage L&T's expertise in strategic defence and aerospace platforms with BEL's experience in defence electronics and systems to support the AMCA programme

Jaishankar calls for stronger Global South unity, collective UN reform push

Jaishankar also called for comprehensive reform of the UN and 'multilateralism as a whole'

Jaishankar holds high-level UNGA meet to boost Global South collaboration

Jaishankar emphasised the need for multilateralism to tackle global concerns and risks facing developing nations

China, India key funders of Ukraine war through Russian oil purchase: Trump

This is not the first time Trump has made such claims. However, New Delhi has repeatedly rejected them, emphasising that its purchases are essential for energy security

Sudarshan Chakra will be 'mother of all air defence systems': CISC Dixit

Like 'Make in India', you have to start 'Think in India' and ideate, he urged the defence industry

India, China should oppose any form of tariff, trade wars: Chinese envoy

Xu said the two countries should not allow the boundary question to define the current China-India relations and that bilateral trade should be expanded as it has "great potential"

Armed forces to test drones, counter-drone systems during exercise in Oct

"Therefore, we must turn our lessons into actions, collaboration, innovation and unwavering focus to enhance our operational effectiveness," Air Marshal Sinha said

Hope we can fix it, says Rubio on US tariffs on India for Russian oil buy

The White House has imposed a cumulative 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25 per cent penalty for New Delhi buying Russian oil

Diaspora's silence on US' policy change targeting India surprising: Tharoor

The chairman of the Standing Committee on External Affairs said after meeting that one of the points the panel members raised was why the Indian-American diaspora has been "so silent about all this"

Tata Advanced Systems opens first overseas defence facility in Morocco

Tata Advanced Systems has set up a new plant in Morocco to produce the DRDO-TASL developed WhAP 8x8, a modern armoured vehicle built for mobility, protection and versatile missions

India extends airspace closure for Pakistan-registered flights till Oct 24

After the April 22 Pahalgam attack, India closed its airspace to all Pakistan-operated, owned, or leased civilian and military flights from April 30

Jaishankar joins EU foreign ministers in New York, discusses Ukraine, Gaza

In a press remark following the meeting, Kallas underscored the importance of partnerships with India, Brazil, and Mexico in protecting the rules-based international order

India pushes for reforms in Commonwealth to reflect contemporary realities

George spoke about India's "commitment to the core values and principles enshrined in Commonwealth Charter as well as reform of the Commonwealth to better reflect the realities of contemporary times"

EAM Jaishankar meets US State Secy Marco Rubio on sidelines of UNGA

They had last met in July in Washington DC for the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting

India, Brazil launch joint agritech programme to boost farm innovation

According to an official statement on Monday, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a second edition of the BrazilIndia Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech (Maitri 2.0) here

Russia will complete deliveries of S-400 missile systems to India in 2026

Under the USD 5.43 billion deal signed with India in 2018, Russia will complete deliveries of the S-400 Triumf (Triumph) air defence systems next year, according to a media report on Monday.