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India has highest trade deficit with China, gap narrowing: Piyush Goyal

It may also be noted that from 2004-05 to 2013-14, trade deficit grew by approximately 24.8 times while it grew only by 1.75 times from 2014-15 to 23-24, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said

25 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas: India Post releases commemorative stamp

This stamp not only honours the valour of our troops but also serves as a powerful reminder of their heroism and the spirit of national pride, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

Rahul meets Vietnamese Ambassador to India, condoles Phu Trong's demise

Gandhi on Friday met Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai and condoled Trong's demise

Security forces seize arms consignment dropped by drone in J&K's Rajouri

They said a search operation was initiated in the Nowshera area following the sighting of a suspected drone along the LoC in the Mangla battalion area

Rajnath Singh's positive response to defence corridor in Assam: CM Sarma

Sarma met Singh during his recent visit to New Delhi and discussed the issue of setting up of a defence corridor in the state after Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with counterparts on sidelines of Asean

Jaishankar is in the capital of the Laos People's Democratic Republic to participate in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)

EAM S Jaishankar calls Asean cornerstone of India's Act East Policy

Jaishankar is in the Laotian capital to participate in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)

PM Modi targets Pak on Kargil Vijay Diwas, says 'hasn't learnt any lesson'

Paying tributes to soldiers here on Kargil Vijay Diwas, he said the nation honours gallant efforts and sacrifices of the armed forces

Pakistan using terrorism, proxy war to stay relevant, says PM Modi

The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours share an uneasy relationship and India has, for decades, accused Pakistan of backing Islamist militants fighting its rule in Kashmir

PM targets oppn over Agnipath scheme, says aim is to keep army fit for war

In his address on Kargil Vijay Diwas here to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in Kargil war, Modi said some people were playing politics over a sensitive issue related to national security

Ties based on shared democratic values: Indian High Commission to Maldives

The Indian High Commissioner to the Maldives, Munu Mahawar, paid a courtesy call to Speaker of the Parliament Abdul Raheem Abdulla on Thursday

EAM Jaishankar meets New Zealand Dy PM Peters on sidelines of Asean meet

Earlier on July 20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a congratulatory phone call from his New Zealand counterpart on his victory for the third time in the general elections

NSA Doval visits Myanmar, expresses concerns over ongoing violence

Doval is in Myanmarese capital Naypyidaw to attend a meeting of security chiefs of member nations of BIMSTEC grouping

Def min Rajnath pays tributes to soldiers who ensured victory in Kargil war

On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of "Operation Vijay", declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle on the icy heights of Kargil in Ladakh

Eyeing strategic advantages near China sea, US builds Australia's bases

Tender documents show that intelligence briefing rooms, upgraded runways for bombers, warehouses, data centres and maintenance hangars are in the works

US Senator Marco Rubio introduces US-India Defense Cooperation Act

This is for the first time such an India-centric bill has been introduced in the US Congress that proposes to put India at the same level of that of its treaty ally

India-UK FTA: UKIBC chief Mccole hopeful of signing some deal quickly

Reiterating the UK Foreign Secretary's statement, he noted that David Lammy sees FTA as a "floor" for both countries' trade and investment relationship

Chinese foreign min asks to step up dialogue in meet with Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the sidelines of the ASEAN meetings

Biden committed to attend annual QUAD Summit in India, says White House

Kirby said now that Biden is not running for reelection, certainly, one can expect there will be opportunities on the calendar that may not have been before

2nd India-Japan consultations on Middle East discuss developments in region

The consultations covered a wide range of topics, including political developments, economic opportunities and challenges in the Middle East/West Asia region