Source link Thousands of farmers demanding fixed minimum prices for their produce have launched a march on the Indian capital The government of India is hopeful of a resolution of major issues raised by angry farmers before March, when the season for growing wheat, a key crop, begins, the country’s Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said […]
Source link Foreign Minister Jaishankar has once again defended trade and defense ties with Moscow, emphasizing that the West has long preferred to arm Pakistan New Delhi continues to maintain robust trade and diplomatic ties with Moscow despite criticism from the West as Russia has never hurt India’s interests, the South Asian country’s foreign minister […]
Source link Over 200 unions are staging the protest, urging government to enact laws guaranteeing minimum prices for agricultural commodities Roads leading into India’s capital New Delhi from surrounding states were sealed on Tuesday and security beefed up as members of over 200 farmers’ unions made their way towards the capital to demand a legal […]
Source link Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has told RT why his country is confident in cooperating with Moscow on crude imports India has significantly ramped up purchases of Russian crude since the start of the Ukraine conflict and will continue buying as long as prices are favorable, Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri […]
Source link The Indian government is wary of AI’s potential to stir up problems, a senior figure has told the Financial Times New Delhi has “woken up” to the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes and will hold social media companies accountable for any such content on their platforms, a senior official in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Source link New Delhi took a “pragmatic” decision to scale up purchases of Russian oil, despite sweeping sanctions on Moscow by the West, and the results of the decision “are for everyone to see,” India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday. […]
Source link India is expected to progress on free trade agreement negotiations with several countries, including Russia, in 2024 New Delhi is poised to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with various countries in 2024, which is driven by their interest in tapping into India’s “large and rapidly growing market,” according to a report by the […]
Source link Russia’s respect for India’s policy of strategic autonomy is the core strength of bilateral ties, as the Indian foreign minister’s latest visit proves Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s five-day official visit to Russia was timely and significant for more than one reason. India and Russia had held annual summits at the leadership […]
Source link The appellate court has commuted the death sentence to ex-navy officers 1.5 years after they were detained, the government has said The appellate court in Qatar has commuted the death sentence earlier awarded to eight Indian nationals, New Delhi said in a statement on Thursday. The sentence, initially pronounced by a Qatari court […]
Source link The country’s navy has deployed three guided-missile destroyers in the Arabian Sea after a merchant vessel was hit near Gujarat New Delhi will take “strict action” against those responsible for an attack on a merchant vessel off the Indian coast on Friday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has vowed. The Indian Navy has intensified […]
Source link The Indian government has intervened in the organization, whose former head is accused of sexual harassment The Indian Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), whose former chief is at the center of a sexual harassment scandal that triggered a months-long protest by top athletes earlier this year. The […]
Source link India says extremists in foreign countries should not have space to operate, amid an ongoing row with the US and Canada New Delhi reacted strongly on Saturday to the defacement of a Hindu temple in California with ‘anti-India’ and ‘pro-Khalistan’ graffiti, reiterating that “separatist elements” should not have space to operate in foreign […]
Source link Christopher Wray is discussing the Khalistan row with the heads of India’s intelligence and crime agencies during a three-day visit to the country FBI Director Christopher Wray met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Monday, amid an ongoing investigation into alleged Indian involvement in an attempt to kill a Sikh separatist leader […]
Source link The Indian Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims by The Intercept as part of a “sustained disinformation campaign” India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday dismissed a report published by US-based outlet The Intercept, which claimed New Delhi had earlier this year issued a “secret memo” to take “concrete measures” against the leaders of […]
Source link The weight of “history” between India and Russia is a defining aspect of their ties, the foreign minister has said The ties between India and Russia that have “accumulated” over a period of 60 years have “saved” New Delhi at times, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has asserted, two months after he […]