Bilateral Talks
-
Mike Pompeo, US defence secretary to visit India next week for ‘2+2 dialogue’
Mike Esper said that India will be the most consequential partner for the US in the Indo-Pacific this century.
Scroll Staff
-
India and Japan say Pakistan-based terror networks pose risk to regional security, urge action
The two countries held their first ‘2+2’ dialogue involving their foreign ministers and defence ministers in New Delhi on Saturday.
Scroll Staff
-
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Modi, Jaishankar to discuss ties, strategic partnership
Pompeo is in New Delhi for a three-day visit.
Scroll Staff
Trending
-
Covid-19: Little evidence for surface transmission – so you can stop disinfecting every object
-
Ramachandra Guha: Despite denouncing the Mughal and British empires, Modi is imitating their hubris
-
I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
-
Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
-
Explainer: Why India’s new rules for social media, news sites are anti-democratic, unconstitutional
-
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to arrive in Delhi today, terrorism and trade ties on the agenda
He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval during his three-day visit.
Scroll Staff
-
Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to meet on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
A bilateral meeting with Russia will also be held, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press briefing.
Scroll Staff
-
Russian defence deal, Iranian oil imports not the primary focus of ‘2+2 dialogue’, says Mike Pompeo
The US secretary of state called India its ‘only major defence partner’ and said the talks would focus on ‘big and strategic’ matters.
Scroll Staff
Video
-
Watch: US Vice-President Kamala Harris talks to Nasa astronaut Victor Glover in space
-
Watch: Isro’s PSLV rocket lifts off with Brazil’s Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites
-
Watch: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer created with Lego bricks, frame by frame, by Augustus Danko
-
Watch: The Niagara Falls has partly frozen over, enthralling visitors
-
Watch: Comedian from Pakistan presents tutorial on how to speak English like Shashi Tharoor
-
Talks between Modi and Xi at Brics Summit were ‘constructive, forward-looking’, says MEA
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said both countries ‘know what happened’ in Doklam.
Scroll Staff
-
India, Kyrgyzstan agree to boost bilateral investments, step up fight against militancy
Narendra Modi and President Almazbek Atambayev will ink deals to strengthen ties in the defence, security, mining, IT, agriculture and energy sectors.
Scroll Staff
-
NSG membership: India and China hold 'constructive' talks in Beijing
Amandeep Singh Gill told Wang Qun that the implementation of the principles of nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was ‘second to none’.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
-
‘A Married Woman’ writer Manju Kapur: ‘Prejudices can be stoked so easily’
-
‘Own the Room’ trailer: Five student entrepreneurs compete for a $100,000 prize
-
‘The One’ trailer: In futuristic series, a DNA test locates the perfect partner
-
‘The Girl on the Train’ review: An alcoholic is accused of a murder she can’t remember
-
‘Mumbai Saga’ trailer: It’s John Abraham’s gangster versus Emraan Hashmi’s cop
-
Bangladesh model is a template on how to fight terrorism, Narendra Modi tells Sheikh Hasina
Both the leaders agreed that 'strong public support' is a big weapon to combat militancy.
Scroll Staff
-
India rejects Pakistan's invitation to hold foreign secretary-level talks on Kashmir
S Jaishankar suggested focusing the discussion on cross-border terrorism instead, as it is 'central to the current situation' in the state.
Scroll Staff
-
India and UK may sign post-Brexit trade pact, says Nirmala Sitharaman
The two countries will mutually decide on either a preferential or a free trade agreement.
Scroll Staff
The Field
-
More coaches sacked during season than number of wins in Bundesliga: Germany’s Schalke 04 in crisis
-
Watch: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat pulls off epic move in closing seconds to win gold on return to mat
-
Expect written assurance from BCCI by March regarding visas for Pakistan contingent: PCB chief
-
Football: Indian Women's League 2020-’21 edition to be held in Odisha
-
ICC Test rankings: Rohit Sharma reaches career-best eighth position, Ashwin in top three for bowlers