Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday warned Pakistan against sending drones across the Line of Control (LoC). He was addressing a press conference here ahead of Army Day (January 15). He said the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan spoke on Tuesday and the issue of sighting of drones emanating...
“I saw it with my own eyes – they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood.” Omid’s voice was shaking as he spoke, fearful of being traced. Breaking the wall of silence between Iran and the rest of the world takes immense courage, given the risk of reprisals by the...
The United States carried out large-scale strikes in Syria against the Islamic State group in retaliation for an ambush attack in Palmyra last month that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian The strikes, which were conducted by the US alongside partner forces, hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria. It comes less than...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met French President Emmanuel Macron and conveyed Prime Minister Modi’s warm wishes. Earlier in the day, Jaishankar also addressed the Ambassadors’ Conference of France and underlined contemporary global shifts driven by factors like trade and energy. Sharing the details in a series of posts on X, EAM appreciated...
Russia has strongly condemned the US seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread to other areas and affect President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade Russia to end its nearly four-year war in Ukraine. The seizure Wednesday of the Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said he can “fairly confidently” predict that 2026 will see an upswing in India’s ties with Europe and Luxembourg can give the support to ramp up New Delhi’s relationship with the European Union. Highlighting that there is a fair amount of volatility and unpredictability in the world, and every...
US President Donald Trump and his officials are “actively” discussing a potential offer to buy the Danish territory of Greenland, the White House has confirmed. It is “something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team”, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday. Both Greenland and Denmark have...
India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2026 are expected to carry strong diplomatic significance, with European Union (EU) leaders likely to attend as chief guests. According to media reports, the EU has officially accepted India’s invitation, underlining the growing importance of the India–EU Strategic Partnership at a time of shifting global economic and geopolitical alignments. The expected chief guests...
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro from US custody. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by...
President Donald Trump announced that the US will run Venezuela until a ‘proper transition can take place.’ The United States launched strikes against the country and captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on 3 January. Trump said Maduro and his wife were captured from a fortress-like house and will be taken to New...