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Quad ministerial meeting very productive, will strengthen Indo-Pacific stability: EAM Jaishankar

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the Quad ministerial meeting on Tuesday was very productive and will strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region. After the meeting, he shared on X that they “discussed how to make Quad more focused and impactful on contemporary opportunities and challenges”. “Just finished a very productive meeting of Quad […]

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Quad ministers demand bringing Pahalgam terrorists to justice, renew commitment to counterterrorism

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Renewing their commitment to work together to fight terrorism, the Quad foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded that all those responsible for the “reprehensible” Pahalgam terror attack be immediately brought to justice and countries concerned cooperate with the authorities. In a joint statement after their meeting, the Quad foreign ministers said, “We call for the perpetrators, […]

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‘Looking forward to interacting with world leaders’, PM Modi embarks on historic 5-nation tour

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

The prime minister on Wednesday departed on a weeklong visit to five countries — Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia. The prime minister’s visit, from July 2 to 9, will reinforce India’s historical ties, expand economic engagement and deepen cooperation on key multilateral platforms. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister said, “At […]

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EU to add international CO2 credits to next climate goal

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

The European Commission will on Wednesday propose an EU climate target for 2040 that for the first time will allow countries to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of their emissions goal, a draft of the proposal showed. The draft, seen by Reuters, said the European Union executive would propose […]

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Mauritian leadership, discusses strengthening bilateral ties

July 2, 2025 revoi editor

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid an official visit to Mauritius on Tuesday, marking his second visit to the island nation in his current role. The visit came shortly after a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam on June 24, during which both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to […]

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Syria: Trump lifts US sanctions, legitimizes ‘terrorists’ govt

July 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Chasing his dream to become a Nobel Peace Laureate, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending US sanctions on Syria, following through on his promise to do so. With this, Washington has ‘legitimized’ the interim government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, former anti-Iran Sunni terrorist whom Trump met […]

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Roving Periscope: In S-2, Trump threatens, Musk dares; more fireworks likely

July 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Frenemies, they are irrepressible, and can bounce back when their foes believe they are finished. They found each other in 2024 when Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, and Elon Musk shifted allegiance from the Democrats to the Republicans and promptly donated USD 288 million […]

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Health: Trump’s USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths by 2030

July 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President Donald Trump’s controversial move to cut most of the US’ funding towards foreign humanitarian aid through the USAID could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. A third of those at risk of premature deaths were children, researchers […]

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Roving Periscope: China, Pak plot a new SAARC-like outfit, exclude India

June 30, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It was expected for a long time. When China started debt-trapping and subtly ‘colonizing’ Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, India became aware that the Dragon was plotting to sabotage the very spirit—regional cooperation—in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and replace it with an outfit packed with […]

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Netanyahu sees Iran outcome opening door to Gaza hostage return

June 30, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the 12-day war with Iran had created opportunities for Israel, and the first was the return of hostages held in Gaza by Palestinian militants who attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. His remarks, coupled with the Jerusalem District Court’s postponement of his testimony this week in his long-running […]