Month: September 2021

Prime Minister’s Opening Remarks at the India-US Bilateral Meeting

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 25: First of all, Mr. President I would like to express my gratitude for this very warm welcome full of friendship, not only to me but to my delegation. Mr. President, in 2016, and even before that in 2014, we had an opportunity to have discussions […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 25: 84.89 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.90% India’s Active caseload stands at 3,01,442 29,616 new cases in the last 24 hours Recovery Rate currently at 97.78%; […]

US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats

WASHINGTON — The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the U.S. and Pakistan, two putative allies who have tangled over Afghanistan. But both sides still need each other. With the Biden administration looking for new ways to stop terrorist threats in Afghanistan, it will likely look […]

Women’s voices at UN General Assembly few, but growing

NEW YORK — With cascading crises casting a pall over the proceedings at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, Slovakian President Zuzana ÄŒaputová had this reminder on the first day of debate: “We cannot save our planet if we leave out the vulnerable — the women, the girls, […]

Quad leaders to deliver on vaccines, infrastructure, tech -U.S. official

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 – A first in-person meeting of the leaders of the Quad group of countries – the United States, Japan, Australia and India – on Friday will yield progress in several areas including infrastructure, health and cyber, a senior U.S administration official told Reuters. The Quad […]

U.S. Vice President Harris welcomes India’s resuming COVID exports

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that she welcomes India’s announcement that it will resume COVID-19 vaccine exports. India announced this week that it resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines later this year. India, the world’s biggest maker of vaccines, stopped exports of […]

VP Harris and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet as U.S. eyes Asia

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and stressed the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region at a time when the United States is trying to solidify its pivot toward Asia and strengthen ties with allies […]

Shootout inside Delhi courtroom kills three, gang wars blamed

NEW DELHI, Sept 24 – Three people were killed in a suspected gangland shooting inside a Delhi courtroom on Friday, police said, causing panic in the premises. The incident occurred when a suspected gang leader appeared in court and two men who were sitting inside dressed as lawyers […]

Meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Vice President Kamala Harris of the USA

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 24: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Her Excellency Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, in Washington DC on 23 September 2021, during his visit to the USA. They expressed happiness at their first in-person meeting. They warmly recalled their telephone conversation […]

JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE WITH SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) MEMBER STATES CULMINATES AT ORENBURG, RUSSIA

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 24: The 6th Edition of Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION: 2021 of SCO Member States hosted by Russia at the Orenburg Region of South West Russia culminated on 24 September 2021. The twelve days long joint training involving Armed Forces of all Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states was […]

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