FM Nirmala Sitharaman reviews BRICS Finance Track outcomes ahead of Mumbai meetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed BRICS Finance Track outcomes and preparations. She met with senior officials from the Departme...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
India sends its Fab 4 across the world to woo trade, tech, energy and capitalIndia engages key partners, focusing on border management and energy security. Discussions with China now include investment alongside boun...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Finance Minister to leave for 8-day official trip to Canada, US; focus on deepening bilateral tiesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Canada and the United States for economic discussions. She will participate in the G20 Finan...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Iran’s rial plunges past 2 million per dollar as Trump unleashes ‘crushing economic operation’Iran’s rial has fallen to a record low, crossing 2 million per dollar on the unofficial market as US President Donald Trump escalates press...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
'Imperative' for India and China to respect each other's core interests: WangChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized it is "imperative" for India and China to respect each other's "core interests" and take concre...
23 Jun, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
BRICS and the new geography of agri-tradeIndia’s BRICS chairship in 2026 comes as agricultural trade faces new challenges beyond tariffs, including climate shocks, food-price volat...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
BRICS to update counter-terror plan amid new threatsBRICS is enhancing its counter-terror strategy. New challenges like terror financing and cyber threats are being addressed. Discussions foc...
22 May, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Leaders explore BRICS pay systems even as don warnsBRICS nations are actively pursuing the development of a cross-border payments system to facilitate faster, cheaper, and more efficient tra...
08 Jul, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
India signs $1 billion loan with NDB to support MGNREGS and rural infrastructureThe loan will aid India’s economic recovery from the pandemic “by supporting expenditures on rural infrastructure related to natural resour...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
India pitches to enhance New Development Bank's emergency assistance from $ 1 billion to $ 10 billionThe issue was flagged by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at annual meeting of the board of governors of the National Development ...
20 Apr, 2020, 10.27 PM IST
India seeks Aadhaar-like ID for all BRICS nationsIndia also proposed introduction of realtime alert for any suspicious transactions involving any of the BRICS nations.
09 May, 2018, 11.42 PM IST
Modi gets the better of Moody's: Did the threat of a parallel rating agency work?While Moody's must have taken the criticism in its stride, Modi's threat to back his words with action could have moved it.
17 Nov, 2017, 01.30 PM IST
Modi versus Moody's: India pushes plan to end western dominance in credit ratingIndia had first mooted the idea of having such an agency for the BRICS grouping to challenge the dominance of credit-rating market by S&P, ...
04 Sep, 2017, 03.38 PM IST
BRICS unanimous in recognising threat posed by terrorism: PM Narendra ModiThe sponsors of terrorism were "as much a threat to us as the terrorists themselves", Modi said in his closing remarks to reporters after a...
16 Oct, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
SAARC to fast-track development of regional bank: NepalSouth Asian nations would fast-track the process of setting up of SAARC Development Bank to garner funds for development of infrastructure ...
03 Aug, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
China, India driving force behind BRICSChina and India should establish a closer partnership of development to promote more integration of market, says Chinese Ambassador to Indi...
19 Jul, 2014, 01.23 AM IST
BRICS is also significant for Indo-China tiesThe Chinese Ambassador believes BRICS will be an important event since the Chinese President and Indian Prime Minister will be meeting for ...
15 Jul, 2014, 10.54 AM IST