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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with South Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (Image: X/ @DrSJaishankar)

EAM Jaishankar holds "productive" talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun; focus on defence, trade, AI

Aug 16, 2025

"Also exchanged perspectives on Indo-Pacific and contemporary global developments," the EAM added.

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EAM S. Jaishankar in meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in New Delhi (Photo/ANI)

"Very special privilege": Jaishankar welcomes South Korea Foreign Minister Hyun to India

Aug 16, 2025

EAM welcomed Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, congratulating him on his appointment. Highlighting the 10th anniversary of the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership, he praised RoK's support after the Pahalgam attack and said discussions would cover "defence, security, business, economics, connectivity, people-to-people relations."
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Alaska Summit echoes India's position - dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward

Aug 16, 2025
Independence Day celebations in Newcastle (Photo/ Newcastle consulate)

From dhol beats to Tamil flash mob - Newcastle celebrates India's 79th Independence Day in style

Aug 16, 2025

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Pakistan's justice system in tatters as Supreme Court admits massive backlog (File Photo/Reuters)

Pakistan's justice system in tatters as Supreme Court admits massive backlog

Aug 16, 2025

Pakistan's Supreme Court warned that persistent judicial delays erode public trust and harm the poor. Over 2.2 million...
WUC Weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback (Source: World Uyghur Congress)

WUC weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback

Aug 16, 2025

The World Uyghur Congress highlighted China's human rights abuses, including imprisonment of defenders like Ilham Tohti. The briefing...
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (File Photo/Reuters)

Zelenskyy calls talks with Trump "long and substantive", backs trilateral meeting with Russia

Aug 16, 2025

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held a "long and substantive" call with US President Trump, discussing peace efforts, a proposed...
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Pakistan: 300 booked on terrorism charges for attacks on Ahmadi worship places in Faisalabad

Aug 16, 2025
Baloch families' sit-in in Islamabad continues amid Police crackdown (Image: X/@TBPEnglish)

Pakistan: Sit-in by families of Baloch missing persons continues in Islamabad amid police crackdown

Aug 16, 2025
Heavy rains and floods in Pakistan claim nearly 200 lives, causing widespread destruction (Photo/Reuters)

Pakistan: Deadly floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claim over 200 lives, cause widespread destruction

Aug 16, 2025
Indian flag raised atop Seattle's Space Needle for India's 79th Independence Day, with Consul General of India, Mayor Bruce Harrell, and dignitaries witnessing the historic occasion (Source: Consulate General of India, Seattle)

Indian flag raised atop Seattle Space Needle to mark 79th Independence Day celebrations

Aug 16, 2025
Thousands of devotees throng the 17th-century Krishna Temple in Patan Durbar Square, Nepal, to celebrate Lord Krishna's Janmashtami with prayers, rituals, and festive fervor (Photo/ANI)

Nepal: Thousands throng Krishna Temple as Janmashtami celebrated with gaiety and fervor

Aug 16, 2025
New York landmarks lit up in Indian Tricolour to celebrate India's Independence Day (Image: X/@IndiainNewYork)

India's Independence Day celebrated as iconic New York landmarks lit up in Tricolour

Aug 16, 2025
Devotees offer darshan of Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha at Dhaka's ISKCON temple during the three-day Krishna Janmashtami celebrations (Photo/ANI)

Bangladesh: Devotees throng ISKCON temple in Dhaka to celebrate Janmashtami

Aug 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump addresses the media aboard Air Force One (File Photo/Reuters)

"Russia lost an oil client, which is India," says Trump on sanctions threat

Aug 16, 2025
Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, General Secretary of ISKCON Bangladesh (Photo/ANI)

ISKCON begins celebrating Krishna Janmashtami in festive atmosphere in Bangladesh

Aug 16, 2025
Indian Embassy in Riyadh celebrates 79th Independence Day with vibrant community participation and cultural pride (Image: X/@IndianEmbRiyadh)

India's 79th Independence Day marked with tricolour pride in Riyadh, Dubai and New York

Aug 16, 2025
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Taiwan detects 21 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels near its territory

Aug 16, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump (Image: X@WhiteHouse)

Putin invites Trump for "Next time in Moscow" after Alaska summit

Aug 16, 2025