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India, Australia to boost educational ties, eye school-level collaborations

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-australia-to-boost-educational-ties-eye-school-level-collaborations/articleshow/114519960.cms India and Australia are strengthening educational cooperation, with talks about expanding Australian university campuses in India. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart, Jason Clare, discussed collaborations at school and university levels, focusing on exchange programs, credit recognition, and twinning initiatives. Pradhan emphasized aligning India’s education system with National Education Policy 2020 to equip… Read more »

India-Pakistan extend validity of agreement on Kartarpur Sahib corridor by 5 years

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-pakistan-extend-validity-of-agreement-on-kartarpur-sahib-corridor-by-5-years/articleshow/114472211.cms India and Pakistan have extended the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement by five years, allowing uninterrupted travel for Indian pilgrims to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. The agreement, initially signed in 2019, facilitates religious visits to the holy site via the corridor. India continues to urge Pakistan to waive the $20 service fee imposed on each… Read more »

‘Serious Questions Remain’ as Congress Reacts to India-China LAC Agreement

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/serious-questions-remain-congress-reacts-to-india-china-lac-agreement/articleshow/114500531.cms Congress MP Manish Tewari expressed satisfaction with the new India-China patrolling agreement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), but called for more government transparency on the pre-2020 situation and current Chinese transgressions. He questioned India’s access to strategic patrolling points and sought clarity on Chinese resolutions, asking whether they were written or oral and if… Read more »

India ‘very big abuser’ of trade ties with US, says Donald Trump

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-very-big-abuser-of-trade-ties-with-us-says-donald-trump/articleshow/113445179.cms On Tuesday, Donald Trump commented on India calling them a “very big abuser” of trade ties with the US. He said this because he believes that India is imposing heavy tariffs on imports. He then continued to add that if he were to win the upcoming election, he would implement reciprocal tariffs. He then shifted to… Read more »

India skips vote on UNGA call for end to Israeli occupation

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-skips-vote-on-unga-call-for-end-to-israeli-occupation/articleshow/113469087.cms India has skipped out on voting for a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution. This resolution had called for Israel to end its participation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. Even though India had abstained from voting on the matter, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution. They had 124 Nations votes in favor,… Read more »

‘Look at their own record’: India hits back at Iran Supreme Leader’s ‘suffering of Muslims’ remark

Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/look-at-their-own-record-india-hits-back-at-iran-supreme-leaders-suffering-of-muslims-remark/articleshow/113402374.cms Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has made a remark this past Monday, which happened to be on Prophet Mohammed’s birth anniversary, that has caused India to produce a counter response. The remark he made stated that India, among other countries such as Myanmar and Gaza, is a place where Muslims are suffering. He then proceeded to… Read more »