Annabel Herrera

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 30, 2025) left for China to attend the SCO summit after wrapping up a two-day visit to Japan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 30, 2025) travelled to Sendai in the Japanese prefecture of Miyagi to visit a semiconductor plant.  Also read: India signs pact with Japan for low carbon technologies The Prime Minister urged Japanese governors and Indian state governments to forge stronger collaborations in manufacturing, mobility, next-generation infrastructure, innovation, start-ups and small businesses. During his two-day visit to China, Mr. Modi will attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1. Also read: PM vows India will become third largest economy, weeks after Trump’s ‘dead’ swipe The summit of the 10-member bloc is regarded as significant and most consequential from the point of view of India-China relations in the current context of a sudden ...

 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shared pictures from the ride with PM Modi on his X (formerly Twitter) account. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a bullet train ride with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on the second day of his visit to Japan on Saturday and met with Indian train drivers currently training at East Japan Railway Company. PM Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba were headed to Sendai city in Japan aboard the bullet train.(X/@shigeruishiba) PM Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba were headed to Sendai city in Japan aboard the bullet train.(X/@shigeruishiba) Both the Prime Ministers were headed to Japan's Sendai city. Japanese PM shared pictures from the ride on his X (formerly Twitter) account and wrote, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I will be with you in the car.” They also observed the new ALFA-X train and were briefed about the bullet train by the chairman of East Japan Railway Company, also called ‘JR East’, the trai...

 Amid growing concerns over US President Donald Trump's health, his deputy, JD Vance, believes he is ready to take charge as America's commander-in-chief in case of any "terrible tragedy." The Vice President, however, reassured that Trump is in "good shape" to complete his four-year term in the White House.  In an interview with USA Today, Vance recalled setting foot in the Oval Office for the first time in January and being "overwhelmed" by its "grandeur" and "incredible history." Addressing concerns about the 79-year-old Trump's health, Vance said, "The president is in incredibly good health...He's got incredible energy." "I feel very confident the president of the United States is in good shape, is going to serve out the remainder of his term and do great things for the American people," the 41-year-old Republican added. Vance's remarks came amid growing concerns about Trump's health after ...

        The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025         The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, ma...