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PM Modi conferred Ghana's national honour, dedicates it to 1.4 bn Indians

The award was conferred on the prime minister in recognition of his "distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release

India not just partner but co-traveller in Ghana's growth journey: PM Modi

Following the Modi-Mahama talks, the two sides inked four pacts that will provide for cooperation in several areas including culture and traditional medicine

India, US to finalise 10-year framework to boost defence ties: Pentagon

Secretary Hegseth and Minister Singh agreed to sign the next 10-year US-India Defence Framework when they next meet this year, Pentagon said

​MEA confirms abduction of three Indians in Mali amid terror attacks

Three Indian nationals were abducted from a cement factory in Mali's Kayes region on July 1. The MEA is in contact with Malian authorities and urges swift action for their safe and early release

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows 'there will be no Hamas' in post-war Gaza

Both stopped short of accepting the ceasefire proposal announced by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Hamas insisted on its longstanding position that any deal bring an end to the war in Gaza

PM Modi arrives in Ghana, receives guard of honour and 21-gun salute

From Port of Spain, he will travel to Buenos Aires, marking the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Argentina in 57 years

Quad launches critical minerals initiative to counter China's dominance

The decision on rolling out the "Quad Critical Minerals Initiative" was announced after a meeting of foreign ministers of the member nations of the grouping in the US capital on Tuesday

India may soon have social security agreement with UK under free trade pact

The source said that from now onwards, the social security agreement (SSA) will be an in-built component of all free trade agreements to be negotiated in future

Hope US can complete major pending defence sales to India: Pete Hegseth

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said he had a productive conversation on advancing the India-US defence partnership

From Ghana to Brazil: Modi's 8-day tour targets minerals, Brics, diplomacy

PM Modi visits Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia to deepen South-South ties, secure critical minerals and attend the Brics summit in Rio

Quad condemns Pahalgam attack, says perpetrators must be brought to justice

The group also urged all the member states of the United Nations to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard

US, Indo-Pacific partners agree to strengthen maritime cooperation

The foreign ministers of the four countries, known as the "QUAD", met in Washington on Tuesday as the Trump administration seeks to expand US influence in the Indo-Pacific

Jaishankar discusses bilateral partnership with US State Secy Marco Rubio

Jaishankar shared on X that it was a pleasure meeting Marco Rubio on the sidelines of QFFM, they discussed India-US bilateral partership and shared views on regional and global developments

We're 'very close' with India: US Treasury Secretary on trade deal

Jaishankar says he's hopeful but can't guarantee pact

India seen as telling China to move on both troops and border talks

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks to Chinese counterpart show positivity and de-escalation push

Rajnath Singh, Hegseth discuss boosting Indo-US defence industry ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and appreciated the "unwavering support" the US extended to India in its fight against terrorism.

India expect Quad partners to understand its position on terrorism: EAM

Jaishankar made the remarks to the media ahead of a crucial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping that was hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Indian Navy gets stealth boost with second Project 17A frigate Udaygiri

With enhanced stealth features and state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, the P-17A ships are a significant upgrade from the previous P-17 class

Full-scale mock drill simulates aircraft fire at Jamnagar airport

As part of the drill, the airport authority reported the incident to the District Control Room and the Jamnagar Air Force Station at 3:55 pm, following which rescue operations were conducted

Stealth frigate INS Tamal commissioned into Indian Navy in Russia

The 125m long, 3900-tonne warship, packs a lethal punch as it features an impressive blend of Indian and Russian cutting-edge technologies and best practices in warship construction