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September 13, 2026 5:00 PM

PM Modi, Kazakhstan President Tokayev review bilateral ties on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas. During the meeting, PM Modi recalled India’s ancient civilisational linkages with Kazakhstan and expressed satisfaction over the steady development of India-Kazakhstan relations in recent years. The two leaders reviewed cooperation in political relations, trade, defence and...

May 4, 2026 10:33 AM

OPEC+ agrees third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

OPEC+ agreed on Sunday a modest oil output hike for June, an increase that will remain largely on paper as long as the Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Seven OPEC+ countries will raise oil output targets by 188,000 barrels per day in June, the third consecutive monthly increase, OPEC+ said in a statement after an online meeting. The increase is the same as that agreed for May minus the share of the United Arab Emirates, which left the group on May 1....

April 28, 2026 10:03 PM

Rajnath Singh holds key bilateral talks in Bishkek to boost defence ties; discusses West Asia security with China, Russia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Belarus on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek on April 28, aimed at strengthening defence cooperation and addressing regional security concerns. During his meeting with Kyrgyz Defence Minister Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich, Singh discussed ways to deepen existing defence ties and enhan...

November 25, 2025 9:53 PM

India to begin FTA negotiations with Russia-led EAEU from Wednesday

India will begin formal negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from Wednesday, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Goyal said the discussions with the five-member EAEU bloc — Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — will take place in New Delhi following the signing of the Terms of Reference on August 20, 2025. “The FTA talks start fr...

November 7, 2025 10:45 AM

Trump says Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords to have normalized relations between Israel and Muslim-majority nations. The announcement came after Trump said he had held a call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. "We will soon announce a Signing Ceremony to make it official, and there are many more Countries trying to join this club of STRENGTH," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The Kazakh g...

November 6, 2025 4:50 PM

Trump to meet Central Asian presidents as US seeks to counter China, Russia influence

U.S. President Donald Trump will host the leaders of five Central Asian nations at the White House on Thursday as the U.S. seeks to gain influence in a region long dominated by Russia and increasingly courted by China. The talks take place amid intensifying competition for Central Asia's vast mineral resources. Western nations are seeking to diversify supply chains away from Moscow and Beijing. In particular, the U.S. is pursuing new partnerships to secure critical minerals, energy supplies, an...

July 4, 2024 3:56 PM

Jaishankar, China’s Wang Yi agree to resolve border issues at earliest

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two leaders discussed an early resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, reiterating their commitment to stabilize and rebuild bilateral relations. "Discussed early resolution of remaining issues in border areas...

September 16, 2024 6:12 PM

EAM Jaishankar to lead Indian delegation at SCO summit in Kazakhstan

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will head the country's delegation at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. The summit is scheduled for July 3-4 in Astana, Kazakhstan's capital city. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed during a weekly briefing, "The External Affairs Minister will be leading our delegation there." Kazakhstan has assumed the SCO presidency from India, which held the position ...

September 16, 2024 6:03 PM

Largest international delegation observes India’s General Election

India's General Elections have attracted global attention once again as the Election Commission of India (ECI) hosts its International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP), welcoming 75 delegates from 23 countries. The inauguration ceremony held in New Delhi saw the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. Addressing the delegates, Rajiv Kumar emphasized India's significant contribution to the global democratic landscape. He hi...

April 10, 2024 12:40 PM

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 amid severe flooding

Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years. The deluge of meltwater overwhelmed scores of settlements in the Ural Mountains, Siberia and areas of Kazakhstan close to rivers such as the Ural and Tobol, which local officials said had risen by metres (yards) in a matter of hours to the highest levels ever recorded. Late on Tuesday, levels of the Ur...