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....ollowing are the top foreign stories at 1800 hours<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 4-4-2025<BR>PTI<BR>FGN78 PM-MIN-3RD LD MEETING Modi meets Myanmar leader; offers more quake relief, presses for early polls Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Myanmar's top leader that India is ready to offer more help to the country after the recent earthquake and pushed for 'credible and inclusive ....
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....elections' to resolve the conflict there. FGN91 PM-LD WAT PHO PM Modi visits Thailand's Wat Pho temple of Reclining Buddha Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Bangkok's Wat Pho temple, famous for its architecture and the massive 46-metre long statue of the Reclining Buddha. FGN88 PM-OLI-MEETING PM Modi meets Nepal PM Oli, both leaders agree to further deepen p....
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....artnership Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and agreed to further deepen the partnership between the two countries and its peoples. FGN80 LANKA-MODI-OUTCOMES Several concrete outcomes expected during Modi-Dissanayake talks in Sri Lanka Colombo: India and Sri Lanka are expected to come out with around 10 outcomes, including boosting....
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.... cooperation in areas of defence, energy security and digitalisation, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday. FGN81 CHINA-US-LD TARIFFS China hits back at US with 34 per cent tariffs on American goods Beijing: China on Friday hit back at the US by slapping an additional 34 per cent tariff on all imported American products i....
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....n retaliation to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a similar tariff on Chinese exports in the latest escalation of the trade war between the top two economies of the world. FGN74 WHO-FOSSIL-TREATY-INTERVIEW 'India needs proactive action to better prepare for transition to renewable energy' Cartagena (Colombia): India will be better prepared for the transition from fossil fuel....
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....s to renewable energy by taking a proactive approach and recognising that this shift is the way forward, the Director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty has said. FGN69 PM-YUNUS-LD MEETING PM Modi raised with Yunus India's concerns over safety of minorities in Bangladesh Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday....
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.... underlined India's concerns over the safety of minorities, including Hindus, and conveyed the expectation that the Bangladeshi government would ensure their security, including by thoroughly investigating cases of atrocities against them. FGN61 PM-LD BIMSTEC PM Modi proposes 21-point action plan to boost engagement among BIMSTEC nations Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pr....
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....oposed a 21-point action plan that includes linking India’s UPI with the payment systems of BIMSTEC nations and setting up a BIMSTEC Chamber of Commerce to strengthen engagement among the grouping's members. FGN56 PM-BIMSTEC-ADDRESS PM Modi offers linking UPI with payment systems of BIMSTEC nations Bangkok: Seeking to impart fresh impetus to the BIMSTEC grouping, Prime Minister Narendr....
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....a Modi on Friday proposed linking India’s UPI with the payment systems of the member nations, a move that could boost trade, business and tourism within the region. FGN46 UN-INDIA-LD AI India ranks 10th with USD 1.4 billion private investment in AI: UN report United Nations: India and China are the only developing countries in the world with significant private investments in AI in 202....
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....3, according to a UN report. India ranks tenth. FGN38 US-QUAD-MYANMAR Quad coordinating efforts to efficiently distribute assistance to Myanmar quake victims: joint statement New York/Washington: The Quad countries of India, Australia, Japan and the US have committed humanitarian assistance of over USD 20 million for the Myanmar earthquake response and are delivering relief supplies and d....
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....eploying emergency medical teams for those affected by the tragedy. FGN37 UN-INDIA-INDEX India ranks 36 out of 170 nations on readiness for frontier technologies global index United Nations: India ranks 36th out of 170 nations on a global index measuring a country’s readiness for frontier technologies, improving its ranking from last year, according to a UN report. FGN34 US-TARIFFS-....
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....KRISHNAMOORTHI Tariffs place unnecessary strain on US-India ties: Congressman Krishnamoorthi New York: Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on India, saying the levies place an "unnecessary strain" on Washington’s relationship with Delhi at a time when the bilateral partnership is crucial to counter China’s military a....
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....ggression and economic coercion. PY PY<BR> News - Press release - PIB....