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The China challenge in the Indian Ocean

Ram Kumar Kaushik

For most of the post-independence era, the Indian Ocean was, in strategic terms, India's ocean — a maritime space where New Delhi's navy operat...

16 Aug 2026

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US governors greet India on 80th Independence Day

Seattle

Governors from several US states have extended their warm greetings to the people of India on the occasion of the country's 80th Independence Day, highlig...

Jaishankar meets German MP Jurgen Hardt, discusses global issues

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New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Jurgen Hardt, German MP and Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, on Friday to di...

India-Japan ties: Envoy seeks tailored strategies for talent mobility

New Delhi

Tailored strategies and support mechanisms are needed to create new opportunities for Indian talent in Japan, particularly in sectors facing workforce short...

Russia calls for full lifting of Yemen blockade

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Geneva

Russia has called for the immediate and complete lifting of the land, air, and sea blockade on Yemen, strongly criticising the United States and Israel for ins...

CENTCOM unveils multinational drone task force 'Falcon Strike'

Florida

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced plans to establish the first-ever multinational, multi-domain attack drone task force to integrate unmanned systems...

79% in Sri Lanka view India positively: Pew Survey

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New Delhi

India continues to command strong goodwill across much of the world, with a median of 45 per cent of adults across 36 countries holding a favourable view of...

Shehbaz raises Indus Treaty issue in I-Day speech

Islamabad

Pakistan has once again dipped into its familiar playbook of indulging in empty and hollow rhetoric against India, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif threat...

Morrison: Global order will see greater pluralism

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Sydney

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stated that the emergence of the new Mecca Defence Agreement involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey reflects a...

Japan PM criticises Putin's visit to disputed islands "absolutely unacceptable"

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Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday sternly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup Island in the disputed Northern Ter...

Araghchi slams Trump over ‘total control’ claim on Hormuz

Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday hit back at US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington has "total control" over ...

Nepal ex-PM Deuba returns after months abroad

Kathmandu

Former Nepalese Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was beaten during the Gen-Z protests last September, returned to Kathma...

Meta removes 756,000 Australian teen accounts

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Sydney

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a wor...

UAE Floating Hospital provides prosthetics to 21 Palestinians

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Al Arish (Egypt)

The UAE Floating Hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish continues to implement the Step of Hope programme under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, pro...