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Senior Indian Official Visits Islamabad for SCO Planning Meet Days After UN Sparring

A senior official from India’s External Affairs Ministry has travelled to Islamabad to lead a delegation at a three-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation preparatory meeting, marking the first such Indian official visit to Pakistan since Operation Indoor. The trip comes only days after sharp India-Pakistan exchanges at the United Nations, underscoring the contrast between diplomatic confrontation and the routine multilateral business that still requires both sides to engage.

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India & World Affairs11h ago

India Moves to Shield Tax Powers as New Investment Treaty Talks Advance

India is preparing to keep taxation outside the scope of its bilateral investment treaty framework, underscoring New Delhi's determination to preserve sovereign control over tax policy even as it seeks to attract foreign capital. A finance ministry note has been circulated for Cabinet consideration while treaty negotiations with four to five countries are under way, an official said.

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National Governance & Policy11h ago

India, EDF Explore French EPR Nuclear Technology and Pumped Hydro Cooperation

India's power secretary Pankaj Agarwal met EDF chairman and CEO Bernard Fontana to discuss the possible deployment of the French utility's EPR nuclear reactor technology in India, the power ministry said on Friday. The talks also covered the evolving regulatory framework for the nuclear sector and potential cooperation on pumped hydro storage projects, underscoring a broader push to deepen Indo-French energy ties.

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India Entertainment & Culture6h ago

Kerala Documentary Festival Opens Under Censorship Shadow as 31 Films Remain Held Up

The 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam opened in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday amid uncertainty over 31 films that the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has denied censor exemption. State officials said they are pursuing legal and administrative steps to secure screening permission, even as the festival proceeds with the disputed titles left out of the published schedule for now.

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Pharma, Biotech & Global Health9h ago

South Korea and WHO deepen global health partnership in Seoul as priorities align

The World Health Organization and the Republic of Korea used their second Strategic Dialogue in Seoul to align priorities on global health, strengthening a partnership that has spanned more than 75 years. The talks brought together senior officials from both sides, including parliamentarians, and set the stage for expanded cooperation on health, development and international policy coordination.

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