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Rezaul H Laskar

Rezaul H Laskar is the Foreign Affairs Editor at Hindustan Times. His interests include movies and music.

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India, France back AI as a tool for common good

India and France launched a joint AI roadmap and nuclear energy partnership, enhancing cooperation in science, innovation, and energy security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to the fallen heroes at the Mazargues Cemetery, in Marseille, France, on Wednesday. (PMO)
Published on Feb 13, 2025 06:22 AM IST
By, New Delhi

In UN Human Rights Office report, a sharp indictment of Sheikh Hasina govt

The UN report said that following the fall of Hasina’s government, widespread attacks were reported against Hindu homes, businesses and places of worship

Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5 (AFP FILE)
Updated on Feb 12, 2025 10:55 PM IST

India offers DRDO-developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher to France

Modi invited the French Army to take a closer look at the Pinaka MBRL, emphasising that its acquisition would be another milestone in Indo-French defence ties

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a departure ceremony at Marseille Provence airport in Marignane as part of a visit in Marseille, on Feb. 12. (AP)
Published on Feb 12, 2025 09:28 PM IST

India, France unveil AI roadmap, partnership for small nuclear reactors

The India-France road map on AI will focus on the “development of safe, open, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence”, the joint statement said

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the Mazargues cemetery to remember Indian soldiers killed in World War One as part of a visit in Marseille, France, on February 12. (REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 12, 2025 08:48 PM IST

AI writing code for the century, says PM Modi

Modi at the AI Summit stressed global cooperation for AI governance, ensuring access for all, promoting innovation, and addressing risks, especially for the Global South.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands on stage during his address at the plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on Tuesday. (AFP)
Published on Feb 12, 2025 06:30 AM IST
By, New Delhi

PM Modi meets JD Vance at Elysee Palace, congratulates him on ‘great victory’

JD Vance, who addressed the summit after Modi, said he appreciated the PM’s point that AI will facilitate and make people more productive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance.
Updated on Feb 11, 2025 11:35 PM IST

At AI Action Summit in Paris, PM Modi pitches for global framework for AI

PM Modi said the governance of AI should manage risks and rivalries, promote innovation and ensure its use for global good

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) speaks on stage next to France's President Emmanuel Macron (2R) during a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on February 11. (AFP)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:14 PM IST

Focus on AI, ties as PM begins France, US trips

PM Modi's two-nation visit focuses on AI collaboration and India-US partnership, with key talks in France and a meeting with Trump in the US.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, is greeted by President of France Emmanuel Macron as he arrives for a reception at Palais de l'Elysee in Paris on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Updated on Feb 11, 2025 09:15 AM IST
By, New Delhi

India, EFTA states launch new body to facilitate $100 billion investments

The India-EFTA Desk will serve as a central point of contact for businesses from the four European countries looking to invest in India

Piyush Goyal said significant steps have been taken to ratify the TEPA and it was expected to be operationalised in the later part of this year (X/PiyushGoyal)
Updated on Feb 10, 2025 06:49 PM IST

PM Modi embarks on France-US visit; warmly recalls ‘friend’ Trump’s first term

PM Modi said he has a very warm recollection of working together with President Trump in his first term in building a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership between India and the US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his departure statement said he looks forward to meeting his friend, President Trump. (@MEAIndia)
Updated on Feb 10, 2025 01:12 PM IST

Nearly 600 Indians on US ‘removal’ list: MEA

US to deport nearly 600 illegal Indian migrants amid concerns over mistreatment, including shackling during repatriation flights, say Indian officials.

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) activists stage protest with model handcuffs over deportation of 104 Indians from USA to India in alleged handcuffs and shackles. (Samir Jana/HT)
Updated on Feb 08, 2025 07:47 AM IST
By, New Delhi

India summons Bangladesh diplomat, mobs attack more houses in Dhaka

India summoned Bangladesh's top diplomat over negative statements from Dhaka, amid ongoing violence against Awami League leaders in Bangladesh.

People watch as others take away the metals and electric wirings from the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, on Friday. (AP)
Published on Feb 08, 2025 04:28 AM IST
By, New Delhi

India redflags shackles on flight as US preps to deport 600 illegal migrants

Misri said the “real cancer” is the eco-system promoting illegal migration and the gangs involved in taking money from people and trafficking them

An US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft carrying undocumented Indian migrants deported by the US lands at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, on Wednesday (Bloomberg)
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 11:07 PM IST

India summons top Bangladesh diplomat to protest Dhaka’s ‘persistent negativity’

Bangladesh’s acting high commissioner Mohammad Nural Islam was told it was “regrettable that regular statements made by Bangladesh authorities continue to portray India negatively

Burnt Awami League party office in Dhaka on August 6, 2024. Attacks on Awami League leaders’ homes continue. (AFP)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 08:40 PM IST

India working out logistics for extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana: MEA

Tahawwur Rana is a childhood friend of David Headley, a US citizen of Pakistani-origin and one of the main conspirators of the Mumbai attacks

FILE: Tahawwur Rana Rana was detained in the US less than a year after the Mumbai attacks and sentenced to 14 years for conspiracy to provide support to a terror plot in Denmark and (AP)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 07:33 PM IST

India, France to unveil AI roadmap, partnership for SMR nuclear reactors

Modi is set to arrive in Paris on February 10, when he will join a dinner hosted by Macron for heads of state and government attending the AI Summit

Civil nuclear cooperation, defence and space will top the agenda for the bilateral meeting between Modi and Emmanuel Macron. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 04:24 PM IST

‘Symbol of the heroic resistance’: India condemns demolition of Mujibur’s home

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka, where he was assassinated with seven members of his family in August 1975, was brought down by a massive mob

A mob stormed Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, independent Bangladesh’s first president and father of the country’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka on February 6 (Agencies)
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 11:20 PM IST

Bangladesh fumes at Sheikh Hasina’s ‘incendiary’ remarks, asks India to stop her

Dhaka said it lodged a strong protest with India over “false and fabricated comments” being made” by Hasina as this is “instigating instability in Bangladesh”

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina (ANI FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 10:30 PM IST

India engaging with US govt to ensure deportees are not mistreated: Jaishankar

A C-17 heavy transport aircraft of the US military carrying 104 illegal migrants from India landed in Amritsar on Wednesday

Jaishankar addressed concerns about the deportees being sent back in handcuffs and shackles. (PTI photo)
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 04:08 PM IST

Indian authorities assess impact of Trump memorandum on Chabahar port in Iran

While the first Trump administration had forced India and other countries to completely stop Iranian oil purchases in 2019, it had allowed New Delhi to go ahead with operations at Chabahar.

India and Iran see Chabahar, a deep-water port in Sistan-Baluchistan province, as a hub for the International North-South Trade Corridor. (REUTERS FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 02:08 PM IST

Mob demolishes Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home in Dhaka

The demolition followed a protest titled “Bulldozer March”, which was organised on Wednesday through messages posted on social media platforms such as Facebook

Arson and vandalism at Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home continued for hours. (AP)
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 12:22 PM IST

Why a top Taliban leader’s quiet exit to UAE is fuelling internal rift rumours

In September 2022, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai created a flutter by calling on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools to girls during a televised speech.

Afghanistan's acting deputy foreign minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai in Kabul on January 20, 2025. (AFP Photo)
Published on Feb 05, 2025 05:06 PM IST

Trump sends first batch of illegal immigrants to India | What we know so far

A US military flight carrying 104 deported Indian immigrants is set to land in Amritsar, marking Trump's immigration crackdown ahead of Modi's visit.

A person holds a sign as hundreds of high school students participate in a protest entitled
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 11:51 AM IST

India-EU partnership more important amid major global shifts: S Jaishankar

India and the EU have common interests and shared values and the meeting points of the two sides will increase as they take stock of the changes underway.

External affairs minister S Jaishnkar at the India International Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo from X)
Updated on Feb 04, 2025 02:37 PM IST

India’s working community in Saudi Arabia grew by 200,000 in 2023-24

The nearly 10% increase in the number of workers in the last fiscal has taken the strength of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia to 2.65 million.

A view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (REUTERS FILE)
Updated on Feb 03, 2025 03:54 PM IST

Egypt foreign minister Badr Abdelatty to visit India for first strategic dialogue

The strategic dialogue is a follow-up to the decision by India and Egypt to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2023

The strategic dialogue between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty will be an opportunity to review bilateral relations (AP)
Published on Feb 03, 2025 03:18 PM IST

Engaged with Trump administration, expect no tariff threat: Indian officials

The Trump administration's tariffs on imports are unlikely to impact India directly, as both nations aim for a stronger, mutually beneficial relationship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. (AP File Photo)
Updated on Feb 03, 2025 05:12 AM IST
ByRajeev Jayaswal, , New Delhi

Bhutan again bags lion’s share of India’s external aid portfolio

Bhutan was allocated ₹2,150 crore from the total external aid outlay of ₹6,750 crore

Punakha Dzong Monastery on the banks of the Mo Chhu river in Bhutan (Getty Images)
Published on Feb 01, 2025 04:18 PM IST

India, US working on early visit of PM to Washington

After a phone call with Modi this week, Trump said the Indian leader is likely to visit the White House in February

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the UN Headquarters in 2019 (ANI Photo)
Published on Feb 01, 2025 10:42 AM IST

China’s hold on exports and supply chains key challenge

“Dependence on China-made goods to achieve [the energy] transition enhances the complexity of the challenge for India,” the survey said.

China’s hold on exports and supply chains key challenge
Published on Feb 01, 2025 05:28 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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