Nay Pyi Taw: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held separate meetings here with her counterparts from seven countries including China, Australia, Canada, Vietnam and Indonesia and discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues,

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): Giving a fresh impetus to its ties with ASEAN, India today said it would soon draft a five-year action plan starting 2016 for enhancing connectivity and cooperation in diverse areas and

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar): India and Australia today decided to expedite negotiations for a civil nuclear deal so that it can be finalised at the “earliest” as both the countries are keen to give further

New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived here today on a three-day visit and is expected to discuss regional security situation, defence deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore and joint military hardware development projects

New Delhi: In her first engagement at multilateral fora, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Myanmar on Friday to attend key conferences of Asean and East Asian countries besides scheduled bilateral meetings with

New Delhi: Defence deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore, intelligence sharing on counter-terrorist activities and steps to strengthen military ties are expected to be discussed during US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel's three-day visit starting tomorrow.

Kochi: The first batch of 44 Keralite nurses, stranded in strife torn Libya, would arrive here tomorrow.The nurses, working in various hospitals in Libya, had reached Tunisia, from where they will be reaching Dubai to

New Delhi: Government today assured Rajya Sabha that it will “leave no stone unturned” for the safe return of Indian nationals in captivity in Iraq who are “alive and well”, and said its focus is

New Delhi: The UPSC exam row again echoed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition members pressed the government to find a solution.The question house was disrupted over a derogatory article about Tamil Nadu

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said the government will summon the Sri Lankan high commissioner over a derogatory article mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa."The government

New Delhi: President Barack Obama is looking forward to a Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September to set an “ambitious new agenda” to chart a new course in the bilateral ties, top US

New Delhi: Nearly 6,000 Indians are currently languishing in foreign jails with maximum of 1,400 being lodged in Saudi Arabia, government said today.Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who

New Delhi: US Secretary of State John Kerry, who has said that the US is prepared to work "hand in hand" with the Narendra Modi government, is to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today chaired a high-level meeting on the situation in Libya during it was decided to send a Joint Secretary-level officer to facilitate the return of Indians from the

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry, heading a high-powered delegation, on Wednesday left for India to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi during his

New Delhi: In a near replay of the incidents in Iraq, large numbers of Indian nurses are caught in spiralling violence in Libya, where rival militant groups seek to control the capital's international airport, and

New Delhi: Seeking to seize “transformative moment” in ties with India, US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive tomorrow for talks on key issues with the new leadership here.Kerry's visit two months ahead of

Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy today requested the Centre's intervention for ensuring the safe return of Indian nationals stranded in strife-hit Libya.In a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Jagan,

Washington: The India visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry later this week would lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington in September to meet President Barack Obama, an American

Washington: Noting that deepening America's ties with India is a strategic imperative, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said time has come to transform bilateral relationship into a historic partnership that can create