World news that matters to India: diplomacy, the subcontinent, trade, and global affairs through an Indian lens.
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that India has to do business with the entire world, including China, while building its own industrial capabilities and dealing with Beijing from a…
The US Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin shows forward movement for family-sponsored green card applicants from India but no relief for employment-based categories. The Times of India reports that the…
The Telugu diaspora in Qatar has raised QR 42,966 (approximately Rs 11.19 lakh) to support the family of Sunkai Mallesh, a native of Nizamabad district, Telangana, who died recently in Qatar. Mallesh…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said top American universities including Harvard, New York University and Purdue are interested in establishing campuses in India, citing strong demand from Indian students. Speaking at…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Canada and the United States from August 25 to September 2, 2026, the Finance Ministry announced. The trip's centrepiece is the inaugural India-Canada Finance Ministers' Economic…
Bangladesh is exploring the possibility of joining the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a military pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed on August 7. The agreement, described as an Islamic NATO,…
A Gujarati man has been sentenced to nine years and two months in a US federal prison for a scam that targeted elderly Americans. Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, who used the alias 'Al…
The wife of Indian merchant navy captain Ajay Pant, arrested in Britain over sanctions linked to Russia's shadow fleet, has said her husband was made a scapegoat. British commandos fast-roped from a…
Some UAE restaurants have begun serving Onam sadyas, with the main feast days starting August 26. Calicut Paragon served over 600 people on Friday, and Malabar Tiffin House has corporate orders of…
China has long portrayed India as an elephant in diplomatic discourse, a metaphor Beijing says underscores the two nations as development partners rather than rivals. The analogy gained official footing in 2010…
