What is Australia’s 'Climate Visa' and why are Tuvaluans turning towards itTuvalu faces threat from rising sea levels. Many citizens apply for Australian climate visa. The Pacific Engagement Visa offers Tuvaluans p...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
Country with just 11,000 citizens makes banking history; gets their first-ever ATMs in 2025Tuvalu, one of the world's smallest and most remote nations, has introduced its first-ever ATMs, marking a significant milestone in its fin...
18 Apr, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
'Not for sale': Taiwan Foreign Min Joseph Wu rejects Elon Musk's assertion of Chinese sovereigntyElon Musk has caused controversy by referring to Taiwan as an "integral part of China" during a summit in Los Angeles. Taiwan's Foreign Min...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
A great deal of world's history will be written in Indo-Pacific in coming years, says President BidenBiden addressed the visiting leaders on Thursday in the first-ever summit held to make the Indo-Pacific safe and keep the island nations aw...
30 Sep, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
King Charles III: The King who believes in healing power of Yoga, Ayurveda"Like many others, I have a great love for India and have enjoyed many wonderful visits to the country. Indian aid and ingenuity has been a...
09 Sep, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Taiwan's efforts to join World Health Assembly goes in vainAs the World Health Assembly gets underway in Geneva, Taiwan's participation as an observer is set aside to cajole China.
23 May, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier: How its collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islandsA sea level rise of several metres would inundate many of the world's major cities - including Shanghai, New York, Miami, Tokyo and Mumbai
23 Dec, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
The concept of Indo-Pacific is a rejection of spheres of influence: S JaishankarEvery era produces its own strategic concepts and analytical constructs and the current one is no exception, Jaishankar said, adding that a...
20 Nov, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
India announces $12 million grant for Pacific Island statesTo continue High-Level engagement, PM extended an invitation to all the leaders for the 3rd FIPIC Summit to be held in Port Moresby in firs...
25 Sep, 2019, 08.01 AM IST
Indoensia puts meat into Indo-Pacific agenda; launches South Pacific ForumRepresentatives from 15 countries in the South Pacific region participated in the forum themed "Our future, shared ocean, shared prosperity...
21 Mar, 2019, 10.00 PM IST
ET Defence Bulletin: Indian and Chinese navies join hands to save vessel from pirate attackRead about the latest defence developments here. From the Indian Navy saving a container ship from pirates to US sending its naval ships to...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.57 PM IST
International Solar Alliance: India's brainchild to become a legal entity on Dec 6The International Solar Alliance, which will become a legal entity on December 6, has planned to add 1,000 gigawatt (GW) of solar power acr...
14 Nov, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
International Solar Alliance opened for signing in MoroccoOn the India side, the agreement was initialed by Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of State with Independent charge for Environment, Forest and C...
16 Nov, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
India joins nations seeking to free idle television broadcast airwaves for mobile servicesIndia has joined nations that seek to free up idle television broadcast airwaves in the 470-698 MHz range, for mobile broadband services.
28 Nov, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
Narendra Modi doles out financial largesse to Fiji & 13 other Pacific Island nationsPM Narendra Modi has doled out financial largesse to Fiji and 13 other Pacific Island countries, besides proposing stronger defence and spa...
20 Nov, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
- Govt explains logic behind climate diplomacy
For the first time, the government has set down the framework and reasoning behind its stance on future climate talks in a policy document ...
16 Mar, 2012, 05.48 AM IST
- Vanity portals set cash registers ringing
Stupidity talks, vanity acts,” said 19th century famous French romantic writer Victor Hugo. And now many countries seem to be following Hug...
13 Feb, 2008, 02.33 AM IST