If civilians are to be protected in urban conflicts, the international community should take an unequivocal stand against terrorism and oppose attempts to justify it, India has told the UN Security Council

India's economy is projected to grow by 9 per cent in the next fiscal year, retaining its position as the fastest-growing major economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on Tuesday citing its expectations of higher investments and consumption due to credit growth and better financial sector performance

The US Supreme Court has decided to consider a challenge to the affirmative action programmes at its universities reopening an issue that adversely affects Indian American students

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his offer of “good offices” to resolve the Kashmir issue which India has rejected in the past as New Delhi considers the dispute with Pakistan a bilateral matter

Responding to swirling - and often motivated - rumours and media speculation about her political future, US President Joe Biden declared categorically that Kamala Harris will be his running mate  on the eve of their completing the first year in office

“India's recovery is on a solid path,” the UN said on Thursday, reporting that the country recorded the highest estimated growth rate among the major economies last year and is set to be on the same trajectory during this year and the next

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be the US ambassador to India and Donald Armin Blome to be the US envoy to Pakistan, positions that have been vacant for quite some time

US President Joe Biden's nominee as top official dealing with sanctions has clearly hinted that India, a “vital ally” against China, may be spared sanctions for buying the S400 Triumf anti-missile defence system from Russia

With internal wrangling in the Senate over nominations abating, the appointment of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the envoy to India could finally get moving nearly six months after President Joe Biden nominated him even as New Delhi has gone for almost a year without an ambassadorial US representation

The arc of history sometimes bends in unexpected ways as seen in the Portuguese leadership 60 years after the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule.  Portugal is now led by people of Indian descent with family ties to the former colony - Prime Minister António Luís Santos da Costa, Finance Minister Joao Leao and Planning Minister Nelson de…