PM Modi Thanks Leaders of Kazakhstan, Zambia, Ethiopia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago for Wishes on 25 Years as Head of Government

October 9, 2026 12:42 AM

PM Modi Thanks Leaders of Kazakhstan, Zambia, Ethiopia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago for Wishes on 25 Years as Head of Government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed gratitude to the leaders of Kazakhstan, Zambia, Ethiopia, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago for their warm wishes and kind words on his completing 25 years of service to the nation as Head of Government, and reaffirmed his commitment to further strengthening India’s partnerships and ties with these countries. Prime Minister Modi thanked President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqayev for his warm wishes and said he deeply valued the close friends...

Asian Games: India wins silver in women’s 50m rifle 3P team event; Tilottama, Vidarsa reach individual final

September 26, 2026 8:40 AM

Asian Games: India wins silver in women’s 50m rifle 3P team event; Tilottama, Vidarsa reach individual final

India’s Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey secured the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026, with the trio combining for a total of 1763 points in the qualification round. China claimed the team gold with 1773 points, while Kazakhstan finished third with 1754. The Indian trio stayed in medal contention throughout the qualification, with their scores across the kneeling, prone and standing positions adding up to a stron...

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

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...

OPEC+ agrees third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

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....

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

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...

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

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...

Trump says Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords

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...

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

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...

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

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...

EAM Jaishankar to lead Indian delegation at SCO summit in Kazakhstan

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 ...