Seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations held between India, Chile

The 7th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Chile were held in Santiago on 14 September 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Wednesday. An MEA release stated that the Indian side was led by Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East) and the Chilean side was led by Carolina Valdivia Torres, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile. During the […]

India Saved From a Major Terrorist Attack , arrests 6 including 2 Pakistan-trained terrorists

Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a terror module and arrested six people including two terrorists who were trained in Pakistan. Police also recovered explosives and firearms in this multi-state operation. “Total six people including two Pak-trained terrorists have been arrested,” the Delhi Police Special Cell informed. The terrorists were allegedly […]

India, Singapore to link UPI, PayNow for faster payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a project to link their fast payment systems — Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow. The linkage is targeted for operationalisation by July 2022. The UPI-PayNow linkage will enable users of each of the two fast payment systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal […]

India, Australia exploring new areas in AI, unmanned vehicles:Rajnath Singh

Lauding significant progress in the defence engagements between India and Australia based on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that both the countries are exploring new areas in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned vehicles. Speaking at India-Australia 2+2 ministerial dialogue which is underway in New Delhi, Singh said, […]

Australian ministers will embark on joint visit to Indonesia, India, South Korea, US

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton will be visiting Indonesia, India, South Korea and the United States, Australia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This joint visit will attempt to advance Australia’s relationship with their close friends and strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific region, […]