Russian President Vladimir Putin dialled PM Narendra Modi on Monday, just a day after the former's high-profile talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on ending the Ukraine war., India News, T

India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict and supports all efforts in this regard.

Modi emphasised India's unwavering stance on the peaceful resolution of global conflicts through diplomatic dialogue.

India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher US tariffs.

India and China are aware of the “very high political, economic and military cost of frozen relations,” he says. “China felt it had pushed India too close to the U.S. while India realized that it was losing its vaunted strategic autonomy by getting too close to Washington and turning Beijing into an adversary.”

During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.

Vice President candidate CP Radhakrishnan is likely to file his nomination on August 20 and is expected to be felicitated at the meeting of the NDA parliamentary party on Tuesday.

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