Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu hugged three times and referred to each other as “my friend” several times, with their mutual bonhomie openly evident to a large crowd that included the entire Israeli cabinet and heads of Abrahamic faiths. India and Israel on Tuesday took historic steps towards a new engagement,…
Category: International News
PM Narendra Modi, French President Macron talk climate change, terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday and discussed issues of international and mutual interests, including ways to enhance strategic ties, countering terrorism and climate change. Modi vowed to go “above and beyond” the Paris accord to combat climate change. The two leaders met at the Elysee Palace, the official residence…
Trump and Modi share hugs, promise closer ties in White House meeting
President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Monday was long on proclamations of friendship and short on confrontation over delicate policy issues. The duo touted ties between India and the United States during a series of events, with both heralding the military cooperation between the…
Narendra Modi meets Vladimir Putin: Full text of the India-Russia joint statement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the media at St Petersburg International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday. Modi’s visit to Russia comes amid him and other world leaders expressing their commitment towards fighting climate change after United States president Donald Trump indicated that the United States might pull out…