India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years.

Challenges remain and any improvement in ties could be limited given the two neighbours’ mutual distrust, according to analysts.

Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China.

India on Wednesday responded to Nepal's objection over the decision to reopen border trade with China through the Lipulekh pass, rejecting Kathmandu's claim and reiterating that trade through the route existed for decades.

In a climate controlled room in India s capital, restorers carefully piece together rare historical documents and artefacts to rescue

MEA said border trade between India and China through Lipulekh Pass began in 1954 and was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and “other developments”

India and China have agreed to resume direct flights for the first time in more than five years, marking a significant step toward mending diplomatic ties and restoring travel links disrupted by the pandemic and a deadly border clash.

Relations plummeted in 2020 after security forces clashed along the border. The violence, the worst in decades, left 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers dead, freezing high-level political engagements.

An Indian parliamentary committee on aviation has warned that staffing shortages at the country's air safety regulator and lack of air traffic controllers pose a threat to safety in one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets.

The national capital witnessed a dazzling celebration of beauty, purpose, and empowerment as VG Miss & Mrs India Empress 2025 - Season 6, organised by Visionara Global, unfolded at the luxurious Hotel Fairlie Hotels & Resorts,

The foreign ministers of India and China met in New Delhi on Monday in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff significantly hurt relations.