India has been one of the frontrunners in demanding for UNSC reforms that would include changes to its permanent and non-permanent membership. But this would only be possible with the consensus of the current veto powers.
The U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union announced a Memorandum of Understanding to develop the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his G20 presidency to burnish his image at home and abroad as a steward of national power and prosperity, asserting India's place in the world ahead of general elections next year.
India's assumption of the G20 presidency took place when the world was still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and when alliances were being rethought due to the Ukraine crisis.
Today, Bangladesh is capitalizing on its remarkable growth story as it vies for a better seat among other nations. But it is also turning into a site for a power contest in the region.
The Global South, which is largely underrepresented in major world forums, gained significant attention under India's presidency over the last year, experts say.
Special forces, bulletproof cars and men hired to chase away monkeys are among India's elaborate G20 preparations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi readies for a weekend in the global spotlight.
As the Indo-Pacific has become a theater for strategic competition between big powers, India's ties with ASEAN are important in pushing issues of the global south to the world's center stage.
Days after making history by being the first nation to land on the moon's south pole, India successfully launched the Aditya-L1 mission to the Sun from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday.
The G20 summit, which will take place on Sept. 9-10 in New Delhi, was seen as an opportunity for the two leaders to meet after their last encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia.
Rooftop solar installations in India were a "meager" 1.8 GW until FY2019. However, over the past few years, the market has grown by around 1.9-2.2 GW annually and continues to expand.
Premier Li Qiang might make the trip to New Delhi instead of the Chinese president, according to officials from India and China.
The so-called "standard map" of China, released Monday, includes the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau--a disputed region controlled by Beijing, but claimed by India--as Chinese territory.
The rover also detected the presence of aluminum, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen during its research on the lunar surface.
For India, what complicates the issue is that its Quad partner, the U.S., vehemently opposes Bangladesh's current prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who emerged as one of India's closest allies in the neighborhood since her emergence to power in 2009.
The recent BRICS inclusion of six more nations from different regions suggests better geographical representation and greater alliances within the global south.
Ramaswamy also said that if he got elected, he would avoid war with China over Taiwan while still warding off a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to "intensify efforts" to de-escalate tensions along their disputed border.
The Pragyan rover, weighing about 57 lbs (26kg), traveled to the moon in the belly of the Vikram lander to collect data that will be sent back to Earth for further analysis.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission aims at finding insights into lunar water exploration, which could eventually help in lunar mining and also the discovery of extraterrestrial resources beyond.
At least 23 workers were feared dead following an under-construction railway bridge collapse in the northeastern state of Mizoram, while 12 people lost their lives in the relentless rains in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Indian company ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) has secured its eighth contract to explore oil and gas in a Vietnamese block in the South China Sea, despite not having found hydrocarbons in years. An expert said that energy may not be the sole criterion for India-Vietnam deals.