India-Israel partnership holds key to value-based IMEC alternative to China’s BRI
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to Israel marked a strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries as part of a “sophisticated geo-economic gambit,” according to an article in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune. The article highlights that PM Modi’s address to the Knesset outlined both his government’s broader […]
Norovirus hits primary school in China’s Shanxi
Taiyuan, March 25 (IANS) Mass vomiting and diarrhea cases were reported at Yucai Primary School in Xiaodian District of Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, on Wednesday morning, with initial tests confirming norovirus infection, according to local education authorities. An official from the district education bureau said that over 100 students have taken leave, […]
Iran agreeing to negotiate implies they are under pressure: Israeli envoy Azar
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Iranian leadership making different statements and its decision to negotiate indicates that there are significant cracks within the system now with Tehran seemingly under a lot of pressure, Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has emphasised. In an interview with IANS, Azar confirmed that negotiations between Iran and the US […]
India and Kazakhstan focus on bolstering defence cooperation in niche domains, C-UAS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit held a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Zhazykbayev Shaikh-Khassan in New Delhi on Wednesday with discussions focused on strengthening defence cooperation and exploring new ways to engage in niche domains, C-UAS and training exchanges. The two […]
India and UK explore joint initiatives to bolster peace and security
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi held a meeting with UK’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Harvey Smyth in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing the current geostrategic situation and issues of mutual interest. In a post on X, Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of […]
India and UK discuss ways to address evolving maritime and aerospace security challenges
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi met UK’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth in New Delhi on Wednesday with discussions focused on advancing defence cooperation between both nations. The two chiefs laid emphasis on enhancing jointness, strengthening interoperability, and addressing evolving maritime […]
Spanish PM affirms opposition to war in Middle East, defends economic measures
Madrid, March 25 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to the war in Iran, which has spread across the Middle East, criticising the military actions of the United States and Israel. The Spanish premier also defended his government’s economic package aimed at mitigating the impact of the conflict. Sanchez stressed […]
Human rights group highlights China’s ‘utter contempt’ for rule of law
New York, March 25 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, on Wednesday called on the Chinese authorities to immediately overturn the conviction of prominent human rights lawyer Xie Yang and release him unconditionally, citing serious procedural violations and years of persecution. According to the leading rights body, a court in China sentenced […]
Raising diplomacy to end Iran war, UN chief appoints personal envoy
United Nations, March 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised his diplomacy to end the Iran War, appointing a personal representative on Wednesday to support the mediation efforts. Guterres said he was hopeful that despite the differing positions of the sides in the conflict, “there will be a way in which they can come to […]
Democrat Gregory wins Florida bypoll seat in Trump’s home turf; Republicans suffer setback
New York, March 25 (IANS) A Democrat has wrested away from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party his Florida state legislature home constituency in a by-election. In a setback to the Republicans, Emily Gregory carried in Tuesday’s by-election the state House of Representatives seat where Trump had led by 11 per cent in the 2024 election. […]
