India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) emphasised that India placed the IWT in abeyance in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025, in which Pakistan-trained terrorists killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists.

India dismisses Arbitration Court’s authority over J&K hydro projects

Suhail Shaheen, Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to Qatar, welcomed the move. "I think the increase of budget allocation by India for Afghanistan indicates that both countries want to boost up their current level of relations and increase cooperation," he told WION.

Afghan Govt welcomes India's Budget Allocation for Kabul

The airline will operate the route four times a week using its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, equipped with modernised cabins and enhanced onboard services.

Air India resumes direct Delhi-Shanghai flights after nearly six years

India’s Union Budget for the coming year raises development aid for key neighbours under the Neighbourhood First policy. Support for Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and others has increased, while allocations for Bangladesh, Maldives and Myanmar have been reduced.

India ups budget allocation for Afghanistan, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka but a cut for Bangladesh

The port, located on Iran's southeastern coast in the Gulf of Oman, has been a key element of New Delhi's regional connectivity strategy, forming part of the International North-South Transport Corridor.

No funding allocated for Chabahar port in Indian Budget 2026

EAM Dr S Jaishankar highlighted cross-border terrorism as particularly unacceptable, saying it violates the basic principles of international relations and diplomacy. Societies targeted by terrorism have the right to defend themselves and will understandably exercise it, he added.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar asserts right to self-defence against terrorism at Arab foreign ministers’ meet

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has issued a sharp rebuttal to the claims. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared a statement, labelling the claims as “trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal” and saying that they “deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.

‘Trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal’: MEA rejects Epstein files claims

The creation of the India-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (IACCIA) stems from the India-Arab Cooperation Forum, initiated under the Muscat Declaration at the Fifth Arab-Indian Partnership Conference in 2016, and further endorsed by the Delhi Declaration in 2023.

India-Arab Chamber of Commerce aims to boost bilateral trade to $500 billion

On bilateral relations between India and Sudan, the foreign minister pointed to a deep-rooted historical connection that both sides are keen to modernise.

Sudan Foreign Minister Ibrahim seeks deeper economic partnership with India

The revival of this high-level dialogue underscores the deepening strategic ties between India and the Arab world, rooted in centuries of trade, cultural exchange and scholarly interaction across the Arabian Sea.

Delhi to host key Arab states meet on Saturday

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, given the vast destruction in Gaza, will require enormous support in terms of human resources, in terms of money, and in terms of technical assistance.

India can play ‘major role’ in Gaza reconstruction, says Palestine’s Foreign Minister Dr Shahin

Israel’s ambassador, Reuven Azar, expressed worries about Hamas’s growing presence in South Asia, noting open-source reports of its representatives visiting Pakistan and Bangladesh. He described the engagements of Hamas with local terrorist groups and officials as ‘very worrisome’.

Israel hopes to conclude free trade agreement with India this year, says Ambassador Azar

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