National

India Won’t First Normalize Ties; Onus on Pakistan: Tharoor

By BPN News Desk August 20, 2025

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not take the first step in normalizing ties with Pakistan. He explained that decades of past outreach had ended in disappointment, from Nehru’s 1950 pact with Liaquat Ali Khan to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 1999 Lahore visit and Narendra Modi’s surprise trip to Lahore in 2015. […]

International

India and China to Resume Flights and Border Trade

By BPN News Desk August 20, 2025

India and China have agreed to restart direct passenger flights between the two countries. The decision was announced during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi. Air services were suspended in 2020 following the Galwan Valley clash and pandemic restrictions, leaving business and student communities dependent on third-country transit routes. Border Trade

International

Modi Meets Wang Yi, Says India–China Ties Making Progress

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on August 19 and described India–China relations as having made “steady progress” since his last meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan. Modi underlined the importance of building stable and constructive ties, noting that peace along the border and mutual respect […]

Cricket Sports

India Names 15-Member Squad for Asia Cup 2025

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

The BCCI has announced India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025, which will be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28. Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain, while opener Shubman Gill has been appointed vice-captain, marking his return to the T20 side after a strong showing in the Test series against England. […]

International

Navarro Warns India to Act Like a Strategic Partner

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

Peter Navarro, senior trade adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has warned India that it must behave like a genuine strategic partner if it wishes to be treated as one by Washington. Navarro criticized New Delhi’s decision to continue importing large volumes of discounted Russian crude oil, calling it “opportunistic” and inconsistent with the expectations […]

International

China Resumes Critical Supplies to India

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

China has agreed to lift export restrictions and resume the supply of fertilizers, rare-earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines to India. This development follows discussions between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar last month. Supply Resumption Confirmed During Wang Yi’s two-day visit to India, he assured that

International

Wang Yi Meets Modi Ahead of SCO Summit in China

By BPN News Desk August 18, 2025

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin later this month. Modi is scheduled to travel to China for the summit on August 31 and September 1, marking his first visit to […]

International

US Defers Trade Visit to Delhi Amid Rising Tensions

By BPN News Desk August 17, 2025

The United States has canceled its planned visit to New Delhi from August 25–29, delaying the sixth round of trade negotiations on a proposed bilateral agreement. No new dates have been confirmed, casting uncertainty over the timeline of discussions. Tariff Escalation Adds Pressure The deferment comes just before additional U.S. tariffs are scheduled to take […]

Science Space & Astronomy

Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s 2nd Astronaut, Returns Home

By BPN News Desk August 17, 2025

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian to travel into space and the first to visit the International Space Station (ISS), returned to India on Sunday after completing the successful Axiom-4 mission. The mission was carried out in collaboration with NASA, SpaceX, and ISRO, marking a historic milestone in India’s growing role in global space […]

Cricket Sports

Suryakumar Yadav Clears Fitness Test Ahead of Asia Cup

By BPN News Desk August 17, 2025

India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has cleared his fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, paving the way for his inclusion in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. Suryakumar had undergone surgery for a sports hernia in Munich in June and has since been under rehabilitation. After weeks of recovery and […]