Both the countries have not engaged in any dialogue since 2015. The newly-elected PM of Pakistan said the country was \"ready to discuss terrorism\".

Uber in talks with Indian regulators to understand modalities of aerial taxisRide-hailing app Uber, which is considering India among five global locations for its futuristic aerial taxi service, said it is in talks with regulators in the country to gauge the modalities and constraints of offering such a service. Last week, the Softbank-backed Uber had said it is considering India along with countries like Japan and France to be a part of Uber Elevate -- its aerial taxi service tha...

Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis held the first 2+2 Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to bolster the strategic ties with India and step up defence and security collaboration.

During the talks External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had with US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis, the two countries also decided to set up new hotlines between them.

The Pentagon had ruled out an automatic waiver for India from the punitive US sanctions over its weapons purchase from Russia.

The Trump administration believes that there are a lot of US food and agricultural exports that are facing unfair trade barriers. It wants the Indian market to be reopened to US poultry and be opened for pork.

Earlier in July, the government had formed a high level committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary to deliberate the matter of mob violence and make recommendations.

The Trump administration is pushing for a reform of the H-1B system, saying some IT companies were abusing the US work visas to deny jobs to American workers.

The issue was discussed by a committee of secretaries, which was constituted following lynching of nearly 40 people in last one year reportedly due to circulation of fake news in popular social media platforms like WhatsApp.

Sushma Swaraj is known for quick action on complaints or requests made by citizens in India or aboard, and has been praised for her alacrity with which she responds on Twitter.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today at the age of 93. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum mourned the loss of India's former prime minister.

This declaration will set the tone of the policy direction in which global community will move to tackle the menace of TB.

The EU's stringent data privacy rules are affecting digital marketers but provide an excellent opportunity to build trust.

A Donald Trump visit on Republic Day may well be tom-tommed by the government as India's biggest foreign policy coup in the run up to general elections next year.

The format the 2+2 Dialogue had been agreed upon when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump for the first time in the White House last June.

US President Donald Trump has said it several times before, and he has just repeated it again: India, in his view, is among the countries imposing as high as 100 per cent tariffs on American products.

India's position has generally been that it will only enforce sanctions authorised by UN Security Council resolutions, rendering it likely that India will resist US efforts to compel it to comply with reimposed US sanctions such as those that mandate cuts in oil purchases from Iran, said the CRS report.

Now apply for passport from anywhere in India: MEA  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has launched a new scheme under which a person can apply for a passport from anywhere in India irrespective of the place of stay. She also launched a mobile application, available in Android and iOS platforms, that would have the facilities for applying, paying and scheduling appointments for acquiring a passport. A person can now choose the Regional Passport Office (RPO) and the Passp...

The police verification would be done at the address specified on the application form. Once the process is complete, the passport would be dispatched by the RPO to the mentioned address.

It is proposed that any NRI marriage which has been solemnised has to be compulsorily registered within 48 hours of the wedding.