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Last updated: 21 May, 2025  
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Rajnath Singh briefs Belarusian, Tajik, Kazakh and Chinese counterparts on Pahalgam attack, Op Sindoor
IANS | 27 Jun, 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has briefed his Belarusian, Tajik, Kazakh and Chinese counterparts on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
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NSA Doval meets Russian Security Council deputy secretary in Beijing on SCO sidelines
IANS | 24 Jun, 2025
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday met Aleksandr Venediktov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 20th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Security Council Secretaries in Beijing.
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US resumes student visas with mandatory social media screening
IANS | 19 Jun, 2025
The US Department of State has announced that it will resume processing of the visa applications for foreign students with a condition that requires applicants to make their social media accounts public for government review.
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Mexican President calls US tariffs on steel, aluminum 'unfair'
IANS | 05 Jun, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday described the latest US tariff hikes on steel and aluminium imports, which doubled from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, as "unfair," "unsustainable," and lacking any "legal basis."
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India and UK bolster Comprehensive Strategic Partnership after landmark trade deal
IANS | 03 Jun, 2025
Oliver Robbins, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), met India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in New Delhi on Tuesday for the annual UK-India Foreign Office Consultations as both countries reviewed progress across their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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EU, UAE launch free trade talks amid US tariff pressure
IANS | 28 May, 2025
The European Union (EU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have formally launched negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a potential breakthrough towards the EU's first comprehensive trade deal in the Gulf region, said the European Commission.
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India willing to remove 100 pc tariffs on US goods: Donald Trump
IANS | 17 May, 2025
US President Donald Trump has claimed that India offered to remove all tariffs on American goods, but added that he was in no rush to finalise a trade deal despite the apparent breakthrough.
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'We're in better place with India, Pakistan ceasefire': UN
Staff Reporter
With the ceasefire between India and Pakistan holding, "we're in a better place," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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'Let's trade goods, not nukes': Trump told India & Pakistan
IANS
US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, reiterated the US' role in brokering peace between India and Pakistan, saying he told the two sides to "not trade nuclear missiles (and) trade the things that you make so beautifully".
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US, China sign deal to roll back tariffs for 90 days
IANS | 12 May, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced here on Monday that an agreement has been reached with China, at the trade talks held here, for a bilateral reduction in tariffs with effect from May 14 for a 90-day period.
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