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December 23, 2025 4:08 PM

PM Modi shares Piyush Goyal’s article highlighting India-New Zealand FTA as women-led, growth-focused pact

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, highlighting how India’s free trade agreements (FTAs) have evolved beyond tariff reductions to become part of a broader mission to s...

December 23, 2025 3:07 PM

Five Pakistani police personnel killed in ‘gun and bomb’ attack

Five Pakistani police personnel were killed on Tuesday when their van was ambushed in a bombing and shooting attack in the country's northwest, provincial police said, as Pakistan struggles with a resurgence of militant violence. Provincial police s...

December 23, 2025 2:55 PM

India, New Zealand conclude financial services annex under Free Trade Agreement

India and New Zealand on Monday concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant step toward strengthening bilateral economic and strategic cooperation. The negotiations...

December 23, 2025 1:07 PM

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for ensuring minorities’ safety in Bangladesh

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violence in Bangladesh, stressing that minorities must feel safe in the country, his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said. “We’re very concerne...

December 23, 2025 12:44 PM

India announces USD 450 million reconstruction package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

India on Tuesday announced a USD 450 million reconstruction assistance package for Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, reaffirming its role as a first responder and close neighbour under its Neighbourhood First and MAHASAGAR policies. Exte...

December 23, 2025 9:34 AM

EAM Jaishankar in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka, set to hold talks with top leadership

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar landed in Colombo on Monday to hold talks with Sri Lanka's top leadership as the island nation begins reconstruction efforts following Cyclone Ditwah. "Landed in Colombo this evening. Thank Deputy Tourism Minin...

December 23, 2025 8:59 AM

Indian-American legislator from New York condemns lynching of Hindu man, cites persecution in Bangladesh

Condemning the mob lynching of a young Hindu man in Bangladesh, New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar warned of what she described as a troubling pattern of violence and persecution targeting religious minorities in the country. In a stateme...

December 22, 2025 5:01 PM

Hostility towards India being manufactured by extremists, says Sheikh Hasina; blames Yunus-led interim government for strained ties

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of deliberately stoking anti-India sentiment, empowering extremist elements and weakening law and order, saying the current strain in India-Banglades...

December 22, 2025 3:39 PM

‘Forward-looking agreement, will allow students multi-year work visas’: Piyush Goyal on India-New Zealand FTA

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand is comprehensive and forward-looking, and will elevate bilateral relations to a higher strategic level. “This free trade agreemen...

December 22, 2025 5:08 PM

India-New Zealand FTA puts partnership on accelerated growth trajectory: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday described the newly concluded India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a landmark development that will significantly boost trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two countrie...

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