'New Zealand, working with India, needs to remake case for a rules-based system'

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he is confident of the strength and potential of ties between his country and India, as Narendra Modi arrives in Auckland Friday for the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand in four decades.

Modi lands in Australia, to meet Albanese today

A day after he landed in Melbourne, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday for the third annual summit, where they are expected to discuss co-operation in the Indo-Pacific region, critical minerals and education partnership, among other areas.

Modi, Prabowo launch project to conserve Indonesia temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before concluding his Indonesia visit on Wednesday, visited the 9th-century Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to inaugurate a joint conservation project for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project will be led by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Chouhan, Taliban minister discuss agricultural ties

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with visiting Taliban-led Afghanistan government's agriculture minister Mawlawi Ataullah Omari to review the agricultural partnership between the two nations.

The meeting, held at the Pusa Campus here, saw discussions regarding extending the existing MoU between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Afghan National Agricultural Science and Technology University beyond 2026, it is learnt.

Why US & Iran may keep trading blows amid talks

Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia's engagement with Iran has affected their ties with the US.

A recent Wall Street Journal report indicated a downturn in US-Saudi ties. This was due to Riyadh's refusal to back Washington's failed military effort in early May to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

The significance of Astra missiles, which Indonesia will purchase

India and Indonesia on Tuesday reached a significant milestone in their growing strategic cooperation by signing a deal for the supply of the Astra Mk 1 'beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles' (BVRAAM).

Beyond-visual-range missiles are those capable of engaging beyond the range of 20 nautical miles, or 37 km. Air-to-air missiles are primarily fired from an airborne asset to destroy an airborne target.

The development is significant as it marks India's first export of Astra missiles to another country. These missiles will arm Indonesia's Su-30 fleet.

Indira Point: Inside the plan to protect lighthouse, develop tourism hub

The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has proposed protection and development works at Indira Point and the famous lighthouse at the site in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Through the Directorate of Lighthouses and Lightships, Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair), an agency under the ministry, the Centre has sought coastal regulation zone clearance to carry out the proposed work.

• The lighthouse at Indira Point is an important landmark on the Singapore-Colombo international maritime route and is used as a navigational aid.

It also holds importance for safe navigation towards the Galathea Bay in the coming times, where a transshipment port has been proposed.

Deepening India-Japan partnership offers a powerful, constructive model

The true measure of the India-Japan partnership will be its capacity to foster an inclusive economic paradigm that prioritises the expansion of a stable middle class.

Food is the tuberculosis vaccine we already have

Every year, more than 26 lakh Indians are diagnosed with TB. The conversation that follows is almost always about which drugs, for how long, and whether the strain is resistant. I have witnessed patients with an accurate diagnosis and drugs lose ground, week by week, because a body without adequate nutrition cannot fight this disease. We have shortened treatment regimens, extended social support to patients on treatment and tracked the treatment journey in real time digitally. In the Indian context, research shows that a severely undernourished TB patient is four times more likely to die during treatment.

India has not ignored this critical overlap. The TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has made a meaningful conceptual shift: Individuals with a BMI below 18.5 are identified as vulnerable and prioritised for TB screening and offered X-rays - even for those without symptoms. Once a person is diagnosed with TB, tailored and individualised care is built into the treatment pathway.

Trump says interim accord to end war is 'over', warns of new strikes

President Donald Trump said an interim agreement to end war with Iran was "over" and the United States was likely to launch new strikes on Wednesday night following Iranian attacks on US bases in the Gulf.

IMF lowers global growth forecast to 3%, India's to 6.4%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday lowered its global growth forecast for 2026 by a marginal 10 basis points (bps) to 3% on the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz begins reopening in mid-July and the situation broadly returns to prewar state by March 2027 - even as US President Donald Trump said he thinks the ceasefire with Iran is over.