News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
In his message on 15 August 2026, the Prime Minister said Independence Day serves as a reminder of the extraordinary struggle and dedication of those who fought for the country’s freedom.
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said India stands in solidarity with the people of Colombia during the difficult period. The first consignment forms part of the wider 20-tonne assistance package being provided for post-earthquake recovery.
Nyanti was in India on an official visit on 13 August 2026. During the talks, the two ministers reviewed the full range of India–Liberia relations and discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in technology, agriculture, healthcare, mining, energy, trade and investment, education and capacity building. People-to-people exchanges also figured in the discussions.
The United States accounts for the overwhelming majority of the retrieved antiquities, with 589 objects returned to India. Australia has accounted for another 51 antiquities, while 21 have been retrieved from the United Kingdom and one from the Netherlands.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Finance Juda Agung during the BRICS gathering on Thursday. According to India’s Ministry of Finance, the discussions covered financial-sector development, stronger trade relations and greater institutional cooperation between the two major Indo-Pacific economies.
According to information provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in Parliament, 5,63,809 of India’s 5,86,944 villages had been covered by Liquid Waste Management arrangements as of August 7, 2026. The figures are based on information uploaded by States and Union Territories to the SBM(G) Integrated Management Information System.
The Philippine News Agency, which operates under the Presidential Communications Office, reported that Marcos said the country was “in the process of actually procuring more.”
The modern Indian economy is approaching a scale at which neither American aid nor foreign philanthropic funding is remotely large enough to determine its direction. India’s growth is increasingly generated inside India itself through household consumption, infrastructure investment, manufacturing, services, entrepreneurship, digital commerce and an expanding technology ecosystem.
The initiative addresses a problem that has become increasingly familiar to mobile users in India: legitimate calls relating to deliveries, electricity or other utilities can arrive from ordinary mobile numbers that are difficult to distinguish from spam, fraudulent calls or aggressive telemarketing. A dedicated numbering range gives consumers an additional means of recognising that an incoming call originates from an entity operating within the regulated communication framework.
The approach goes beyond organising occasional cultural performances overseas. Through institutions such as the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), India supports cultural exchanges, festivals, artistic delegations, academic interaction and programmes aimed at creating greater international understanding of the country. ICCR itself describes fostering cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries as one of its central objectives.
