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WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that countries that continue to allow Iran to launder money will 'be removed' from the US dollar system. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Bessent spoke about new US sanctions that aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran and claimed that sanctions will also be slapped on countries that do not cut economic ties with the Islamic Republic....more
WASHINGTON: U.S Central Command said in a post on X that U.S forces redirected 70 merchant vessels, boarded 2 and disabled 3 since enforcing the blockade on Iran once again. The command shared another post on the same social media platform, showing a video of a US Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk conducting a vertical replenishment for USS Boxer (LHD 4) from the USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) while the ships were sailing in the waters of West Asia....more

By Deepak Arora
MUMBAI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday called for India and the United States to work together as “true partners” to address friction points and unlock the full potential of their economic relationship. Addressing the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) National Convention in Mumbai, Ambassador Gor called for stronger India-US economic partnership. He stressed the need for predictable taxation and regulatory frameworks to provide businesses with greater certainty and encourage investment and innovation....more
TEHRAN: As the conflict between the United States and Iran continues, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Tehran is facing "many problems". As per the Iranian leader, these problems come due to the US’ fresh wave of sanctions against Iran....more

By Rear Admiral Dhiren Vig (Retd)
NEW DELHI: India's military justice system, long regarded as a cornerstone of discipline within the Armed Forces, is facing renewed calls for reform amid concerns over procedural shortcomings, judicial delays and the need for greater transparency in court martial proceedings. The military legal framework operates under a distinct set of laws designed to ensure swift disciplinary action and maintain operational readiness, morale and discipline among service personnel....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's second term. Trump also said that North Korea had 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons, in a rare and unusually specific assessment by a US president of Kim's atomic arsenal....more

By Deepak Arora
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with has signed a contract with US defence major General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the leasing of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for a period of 30 months. The contract is valued at approximately Rs 1,943 crore. It was signed in the presence of Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition), Department of Defence, A. Anbarasu, at Kartavya Bhawan-2 here on Monday....more
NEW DELHI: US ambassador Sergio Gor on Monday said people who publicly use slogans such as “Death to America” should not expect to seek a US visa “without facing scrutiny”. “The days of you tweeting 'Death to America' and then showing up asking for a US visa are over..India does the exact same thing. India asks all sorts of questions when you apply for a visa. Plenty of people get denied, and that is India's right,” Gor said while attending an event by Economic Times....more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the top government official to engage with the youth more during a high-level meeting with top government officials. Modi chaired the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India at his residence. He discussed the future action agenda of ministries and departments dealing with infrastructure and connectivity, security and external affairs, and governance, according to a press release....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would raise tariffs up to 50 per cent on a range of Canadian products in the auto sector from 2027 after trade talks between the neighbouring countries collapsed. Trump threatened Canada and said that it will no longer be treated like a US "state". "On January first, 2027, tariffs on all cars, trucks, both large and small, automotive parts, and steel, will be increased to 50%. Build in the U.S. And there are zero tariffs," Trump said in a post on Truth Social....more

SRINAGAR: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” after meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar. Ambassador Gor, who arrived in Srinagar as part of his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since assuming office, held discussions with Omar Abdullah on India-US relations and areas where Washington could engage with the Union Territory....more
LONDON: Israeli plans to build a major new illegal settlement that would cleave the occupied West Bank in two have provoked widespread condemnation from around the world. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway called Israel’s opening of construction tenders for more than 1,200 housing units under the E1 settlement project “unacceptable” and in violation of “the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian Territories”....more

NEW DELHI: India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar downplayed the significance of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, questioning its relevance amid the "live military situations" faced by the three signatories. “There are live military situations which each of the signatories face, what has the Makkah pact done in response to that?” he said when asked about India’s reaction to the pact at an event in Delhi....more
PARADIP: A cargo ship carrying iron ore from Paradip port to China has reportedly gone missing after losing contact about 200 nautical miles off the coast, prompting the Indian Coast Guard and Navy to launch a search and rescue operation, officials said. The Panama-flagged vessel, which left Paradip at about 10:30 p.m. on August 20, laden with 1700 tonnes of iron ore fines, was last reported to have been sailing about 200 nautical miles from the port when communication was lost, sources in Paradip Port Authority said....more |