bilateral cooperation

February 3, 2026 10:16 AM

PM Modi Thanks Trump After U.S. Reduces Tariffs on Indian Goods

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday and thanked him for reducing tariffs on Indian products to 18%, calling the move a step that will strengthen economic ties between the two countries. During the call, the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation and trade relations. They emphasised that closer collaboration between the world’s two largest democracies can create opportunities in trade, investment and technology that benefit their citizens. PM Mod...

December 5, 2025 6:56 PM

PM Modi and Putin highlight “time-tested” ties rooted in trust and strategic convergence

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, as the year marks the 25th anniversary of the 2000 Declaration on Strategic Partnership established during Putin’s first state visit to India. Putin is currently on a two-day state visit to India at the invitation of PM Modi. In a joint statement after the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, both sides emphasised the...

July 16, 2025 1:58 PM

MoS Margherita to visit Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa for G20 Meet

Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, will undertake an official visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Republic of South Africa from 18 to 25 July. During the first leg of his visit, the Minister will be in Eswatini from 18 to 22 July. He is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on King Mswati III and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Margherita will also hold meetings with the Foreign Minister of Eswatini to discuss matters of mut...

March 27, 2025 12:05 PM

India and China take “step-by-step” approach to resume dialogue, discuss bilateral cooperation

India and China on Wednesday discussed resuming dialogue mechanisms between the two nations "in a step-by-step manner," focusing on "each other’s priority areas of interest and concern," according to a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). During a meeting in Beijing between Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary (East Asia) from India's Ministry of External Affairs, and Liu Jinsong, Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...