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India-Russia trade exceeds USD 50 billion: Jaishankar highlights progress
Moscow: In a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underscored the significant progress in India-Russia bilateral trade, surpassing USD 50 billion. Jaishankar emphasised the potential for further growth…
- World
President Putin invites Prime Minister Modi to visit Russia
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year, saying it will give them an opportunity to discuss all current issues and talk about the outlook…
- India
India-Russia relations reflect geopolitical realities: Jaishankar
Moscow: India-Russia relations reflect geopolitical realities, strategic convergence, and mutual benefit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Wednesday as he held a wide-ranging and “useful” meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov…
- World
India, Russia ink pacts on construction of future power generating units of Kudankulam nuclear plant
Moscow: In a major boost to their time-tested partnership, India and Russia on Tuesday signed some “very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power-generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear…
- India
Jaishankar to visit Russia from Dec 25 to 29
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Russia from December 25-29 as a part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides. According to officials, Jaishankar, during this visit,…
- World
Netanyahu speaks to Putin amid growing tensions with Russia over Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday spoke with the Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone amid growing tensions between the two countries over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “The…
- Middle East
Raisi, Putin calls cooperation with Russia important in Iran’s neighbourhood policy
Moscow: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. During the meeting, Raisi expressed his satisfaction with the growing ties between Iran and Russia and termed…
- Middle East
Ground prepared for expanding cooperation between Iran, Russia: Raisi
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that “the ground is prepared” for taking more effective steps to expand cooperation between Iran and Russia in line with the interests of both sides.…
- Technology
Japan aims to make 1st-ever moon landing on January 20
Tokyo: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is expected to make the first-ever landing on the lunar surface on January 20. If successful, Japan will become…
- World
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in UAE
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, December 6, arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi as part of a Gulf trip that also includes Saudi Arabia. Putin plans…
- Pakistan
Pakistan confirms making formal request to join BRICS
Islamabad: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed that the nation has made a formal request to join the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — bloc, saying it is an important…
- Middle East
Gaza Strip’s loss of life equally shocking as that of Ukraine: Putin
Moscow: Acknowledging that what is happening in Ukraine is undoubtedly a “tragedy”, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said conflicts elsewhere, including in the Gaza Strip, are also “shocking” and urged the…
- World
Pakistan applies for BRICS membership; seeks Russia’s support
Beijing: Pakistan has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping and sought Russia’s support, the country’s envoy to Moscow Muhammad Khalid Jamali has said. Pakistan has filed an application to join the…
- News
Post October 7, the US desperately groping for a deal with Russia and China
Now that the United States and its Western allies are finding themselves over-stretched, they are trying to wriggle out from the crisis elsewhere and concentrate mainly on what they call the Middle…
- World
Pakistan, Russia discuss terrorism threats, harp on continued vigilance
Islamabad: Underling the complexity of the terrorism landscape and the need for continued vigilance, Pakistan and Russia have jointly discussed global and regional terrorist threats, with a particular focus on the situations in…
