US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (local time) reaffirmed the strength of the India-US relationship and their shared commitment to a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific region.
"Today, when economic selfishness is rising day by day in the global situation, it is the need of the hour that we don't sit crying over those crises. Himmat ke saath apni lakeer ko lambi karein...If we take that path, no selfishness will not able to entangle us," said PM Modi.
With the concerns of US President Donald Trump's tariffs looming over India, former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran has called for a measured and realistic approach in dealing with the trade tensions, particularly on how New Delhi should respond to the tariffs imposed by Washin
The death toll from the massive cloudburst that triggered a flash flood in the Chesoti area of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, has risen to 45, with more than 100 people injured, officials said on Friday.
The US, Indian missions abroad, and PM Modi extended Independence Day greetings, with celebrations themed 'Naya Bharat' and honouring Operation Sindoor. Around 5,000 guests attended the Red Fort event, alongside nationwide military band performances to mark India's 79th Independence Day.<
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday extended his greetings to the people of the state on the 79th Independence Day, paying tribute to martyrs and freedom fighters.
"Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. May this day inspire us to keep working even harder to realise the dreams of our freedom fighters and build a Viksit Bharat. Jai Hind!" PM Modi wrote in a post on X.
"There's only one man in the world who knows what's going to happen next, and that is President Trump. Not even his cabinet officials. They're also the last to know, as we are," Saran said.
"If you look at Pakistan and India, planes were being knocked out of the air. Six or seven planes came down. They were ready to go. Maybe nuclear, we solved that," the US President said.
Former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Thursday slammed the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, calling it "totally arbitrary" and without "any logic." He said that the US should apply the same duty on other countries and impor