Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be going on a ten-day-long tour starting from September 22. In the last leg of his tenure, Dr Singh has quite an elaborate and action-packed tour that will cover four major events in two continents.
US President Barack Obama, on Friday, sought a new era of engagement with the world where power is no longer a "zero-sum game" as he asked them to share responsibility for tackling key challenges of security and prosperity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Joe Biden are expected to deliberate on ways to bolster bilateral ties in trade, investment and defence and security in their in-person talks in Washington, DC, on September 24, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday.
Election for final seat on the International Court of Justice stays deadlocked.
Major hurdles in tabling the Indo-US civilian nuclear bill in the US Senate are being removed. \n
India has been asked to support the proposed 'Global Arms Trade Treaty' set to be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly next month by a confederation of NGOs from across the world Wednesday.
'What we are saying is we must have investment, but in a manner and in areas where you need the capital or technology upgrade.'
The Bharat Mata controversy in Kerala shows how political and symbolic fights between the state and the Centre have taken attention away from education, throwing the state's oldest university into confusion and disorder, observes Shyam G Menon.
Both the meetings with the leaders of India and Pakistan would be held in New York on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, a senior administration official told reporters on Friday in a preview of Trump's engagements in the Big Apple next week.
Just eight months after its good showing in the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) seems to be running out of steam with internal bickering and conflicting ambitions resulting in diminishing electoral returns that have once again put the Bharatiya Janata Party in the driver's seat in national politics.
If smart enough, India should befriend China and respect Pakistan, preventing disputes from spilling over, the article said.
Manmohan Singh will address the United Nations General Assembly and hold talks with President George W Bush.
To educate every Indian abou the disease, the Indian Network for Positive People has started an all-India campaign
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow sees the prospect of making the Security Council more democratic, exclusively, through broadening the representation of countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
He said he would like to move forward the peace process with India especially on the "key dispute" of Kashmir at the meeting of the two leaders
The leaders will discuss the entire gamut of bilateral ties and review progress on talks to resolve the boundary question and other issues.
In a statement just before leaving for the US, Modi said he will conclude his visit with an address at the United Nations General Assembly focusing on the pressing global challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to combat terrorism, climate change and other important issues.
The diplomat made the remarks replying to lawmakers' questions on New Delhi abstaining from several UN vote on Russian aggression against Ukraine.
India has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the security council, saying it rightly deserved a place as a permanent member.
From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on development and inclusive growth was widely appreciated by the audience at the UN.
The Congress on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would go ahead with the meeting with his Pakistan counterpart in New York in September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meet.
India voted in favour of a resolution that condemns Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
A fresh impetus needs to be given to ensure that all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan are resolved peacefully, he said.
He is also likely to meet his counterparts from key countries like Russia, China and Israel.
While the BJP has assured voters that these benefits will not be discontinued, AAP leaders have questioned the party's long-term commitment.
