The three day 11th World Hindi Conference concluded in Port Louis, the capital of Indian Ocean island country of Mauritius, with the resolve to promote Hindi language on the world stage.  Mauritius is a land of   mostly Hindi speaking people of Indian origin who migrated to the Island nation in the 19th and…

Imran Khan Niazi took over as Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister last Saturday. He was administered the oath of office by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The Chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) faces a daunting task as the leader of his country, which is still at the crossroads,…

  In a significant boost to India’s space programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address announced the government’s commitment to send the first Indian astronauts to space from Indian soil using an Indian rocket by 2022. This is the first time since India’s space programme took off…

The growing violence in poll bound Afghanistan is a cause for concern to all those who want to see the troubled country peaceful and stable and the elimination of all forces of terror. This has been a particularly bloody week in Afghanistan that has seen Taliban attacks kill scores of…

India’s former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away on 16 August 2018 at the age of 93. Shri Vajpayee was awarded India’s highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2015. He had received India’s second highest award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1992. Born on 24 December 1924 in the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the world's biggest health care scheme “Aayushmaan Bharat” from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India’s 72nd Independence Day. The size of the coverage dwarfs any similar plan anywhere in the world. It aims to enrol 100 million and give health care coverage to…

Several momentous developments have taken place in the world since India became independent 71 years ago. Indian foreign policy has changed swiftly to keep pace with these transformations. India won its independence in the immediate aftermath of the World War II. In the teeth of the raging cold war between…

Mr. Tudor Ulianovschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova is on a visit to India for enhancing bilateral ties. He held meetings with Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, India’s Minister of External Affairs, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Radha Mohan Singh, Minister…