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Expanding India-Georgia ties important for us: Georgian foreign minister

Bochorishvili also stressed the need for a structured political dialogue to explore untapped potential in trade, logistics, and education

Tourism Ministry working to ease visa processes for foreign travellers

Efforts on to attract more MICE visitors, global conferences

Won't compromise on territory, but ready for peace talks: Ukraine minister

Kiev is waiting for Russia's response, expected later today during a call between Trump and Putin, Andrii Sybiha said at Raisina Dialogue

International order needs to be fair to be effective: EAM Jaishankar

Says longest-standing illegal occupation post-World War II is in Kashmir

Raisina Dialogue: Tulsi Gabbard calls for stronger security ties with India

The US and India should look for the opportunities where they can build on "an already very strong partnership", Gabbard said

Dhaka court orders to freeze 31 bank accounts related to Hasina, her family

The organisations whose bank accounts have been ordered frozen include Bangladesh Awami League and Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Trust

'Egg on my face': Tharoor on opposing India's stance on Russia-Ukraine war

Tharoor said that it looks like he is the one with egg on his face because clearly the policy has meant that India has actually a PM who can hug both the president of Ukraine and that of Russia

New Zealand PM Luxon looks to sign FTA pact with India in 60 days

According to trade experts, the tricky point in the talks would be duty concessions on agri products like apple, kiwi, dairy, and wine

Rajnath Singh holds talks with Netherlands' counterpart Ruben Brekelmans

Brekelmans is on a visit to India to attend the Raisina Dialogue, which is underway in New Delhi from March 17

Pak lodges formal protest with Kabul over train hijacking in Balochistan

Pakistani security forces, backed by the Air Force and elite army commandos, successfully rescued over 350 passengers

J-K on high security alert following recent terror attacks in Pakistan

All the protected persons, including politicians, have been advised to be conscious and strictly follow the security protocols

Kashmir invasion was made into dispute: Jaishankar demands strong, fair UN

In his remarks at Raisina Dialogue 2025, termed sovereignty and territorial integrity the "bedrock of global rules," and highlighted the need for an international order

Parents of missing Indian student ask officials to declare her dead

Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta Cana town

'PM Modi is committed to peace just like President Trump': Tulsi Gabbard

At Raisina Dialogue 2025, US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard praised the strong India-US partnership and highlighted President Trump's commitment to peace

India, EU discuss bilateral ties, parliamentary exchanges, global issues

During EU President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to India in February, both parties directed their teams to conclude Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by the end of the year

US student search in Dominican Republic intensifies after witness' account

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh and an Indian citizen, vanished before dawn on March 6 in the resort town of Punta Cana

PM Modi helped persuade Putin against using nuclear weapon: Polish minister

Bartoszewski stated that Putin had "threatened" to use tactical nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory, but calls from India and China influenced his decision to reconsider

Bangladesh slams Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on persecution of minorities

Gabbard alleged persecution and killing of religious minorities in Bangladesh and that the threat of Islamic terrorists in the country was rooted in the ideology

India seeks to strengthen its defence cooperation with Five Eyes

New Delhi has some form of pact with four of the grouping's members

US to withdraw from EU-led group investigating invasion of Ukraine

The decision to withdraw from the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression (ICPA) against Ukraine, which the Biden administration joined in 2023