Putin to land in Delhi soon, Modi to host private dinner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi to further expand a nearly eight-decade partnership that......

India restores embassy in Kabul, vows to deepen ties with Afghanistan

In a significant step, India on Tuesday restored the status of its technical mission in Kabul to that of an embassy with immediate effect. IMAGE: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with visit Afghan......

Jaishankar urges BRICS to defend free trade amid tariff war

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) to defend the multilateral trading system amid increasing protectionism and tariff volatility......

India-Pak tensions: Govt warns traders against hoarding of food items

The government on Friday said the country has ample food stocks to meet domestic demand but warned traders and wholesalers against hoarding of essential food items creating artificial shortage.......

'Food security concerns should be addressed upfront in WTO'

India on Thursday said its food security concerns cannot be relegated to the back but should be taken forward and addressed upfront at the WTO. Addressing the food security concerns is important as......

Moody's warns of India's vulnerability to volatile food, energy prices

Moody’s Investors Service has warned that India, along with the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are highly vulnerable to volatile food and energy prices in the Asia-Pacific region as the......

As crisis deepens, exporters concerned about Indo-Bangladesh trade

Domestic exporters on Monday expressed concerns over the crisis in Bangladesh and said the developments in the neighbouring country would have implications on bilateral trade. Photograph: Amit......

Go for hybrid rice, feed the world

Faced with a huge food shortage and rising prices, the world has to tackle the situation with better planning. Concerned over the issue, a multi-year assessment of international agricultural......