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Alexander M Kadakin, the Russian Ambassador in New Delhi, once described India as a "rich fiancé with many bridegrooms" while commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's international balancing act. Kadakin believes that the main aim of PM Modi's foreign policy is not only to meet India's global aspirations, but also to make the South Asian nation an economic giant.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Beijing would work with New Delhi to maintain "hard-won sound" ties between the two countries.

Before leaving for China via Vietnam on Friday evening, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held crucial talks with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Switzerland on Monday on the third leg of his ongoing five-nation tour.

The US-Russia rivalry over setting up Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in India has intensified in recent times.

The last week of May 2016 was one of the most eventful weeks which India had been waiting for. Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Iran, President Pranab Mukherjee made a trip to neighbouring China. It is evident from these two visits that relations with Tehran and Beijing play an important role in New Delhi's foreign policy in the changing regional geopolitical landscape.

An Indian man obsessed with setting Guinness world records had all his teeth removed so he could put about 500 drinking straws and more than 50 burning candles in his mouth.

Har Parkash Rishi, who claims to have set more than 20 records, now calls himself Guinness Rishi.

Russia and China have asked India to clear its stand on the South China Sea dispute, saying that New Delhi's different stands on the issue have created confusion.

Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker in Brussels on March 30, India has not received any letters from the European Union (EU) regarding bilateral trade talks. After waiting for more than one month, New Delhi has written to the EU trade negotiators for

An international tribunal has ruled that an Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen in India should be allowed to return home while awaiting trial, Italy's foreign ministry said May 2.