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Washington, Aug 4 (EFE). – United States President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will increase tariffs on Indian exports because the country continues to buy Russian oil. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on...

New Delhi (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on Indian imports has escalated tensions between Washington and New Delhi, jeopardizing a strategic partnership built to counterbalance China in Asia. The move announced Thursday is directly linked to India’s growing energy trade with Russia. The Trump...

New Delhi (EFE).- India, in collaboration with NASA, on Wednesday successfully launched the NISAR satellite into orbit, marking a major step forward in Earth observation and natural disaster prediction. The launch took place at 5:40 pm local time from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island in southern India....

By Carlos Meneses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7 (EFE). – The BRICS leaders’ summit ended tumultuously on Monday in Rio de Janeiro following threats from United States President Donald Trump, to which the group responded emphatically by asserting its autonomy. «It is not right for a country the size...

Ahmedabad, India, (EFE).- Indian authorities have recovered at least 240 bodies following the crash of Air India flight Al-171, a London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner that went down Thursday in the western city of Ahmedabad. The government confirmed that only one person survived the disaster. The aircraft, which was carrying 242...

New Delhi (EFE).- At least three people were injured on Friday in a suspected Pakistani drone attack in a residential area in the Indian province of Punjab, police said. Several explosions were reported in different places, especially in the Indian-administered Kashmir. «We received information about three people being injured. They...

New Delhi, May 7 (EFE). – The Indian army bombed nine suspected terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir after midnight on Wednesday, where it said terrorist attacks against India were being planned. “A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and...

New Delhi, (EFE).- India expelled Pakistani defense advisers on Wednesday, ordered the closure of the only official land crossing between the two countries, and suspended key bilateral agreements, following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 25 Indian tourists and one Nepali citizen. The measures were announced by Indian...

Washington, Feb. 13 (EFE). – United States President Donald Trump announced Thursday during a White House meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Asian country will buy more oil and gas from the US to reduce the trade imbalance. «We have more oil and gas than any other...

New Delhi, Jul 25 (EFE).- Three people have died from electrocution in the past 24 hours due to monsoon rains in western India, with the severe weather also leading to the closure of metro stations and the suspension of some flights, officials said on Thursday. The fatalities occurred in Pune,...

New Delhi, Jun 10 (EFE).- The first Cabinet meeting of the new Indian government led by Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be held on Monday. The allocation of portfolios is expected to be done at the meeting, scheduled to be held at 5 pm, local newspaper Indian Express...

New Delhi, Mar 27 (EFE).- India on Wednesday summoned US diplomat Gloria Berbena to convey its «strong objection» to recent comments by Washington on the arrest of an opposition leader just weeks ahead of the general elections. The comments came in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister...