India introduced legal amendments in parliament on Monday to open its nuclear sector to private companies, accelerating a push to end a state monopoly over the power-generation technology.

When Vladimir Putin’s plane touches down in New Delhi this week, he will be met with the pomp and ceremony reserved for one of India’s most steadfast partners. Yet his host, Prime Narendra Modi, is simultaneously forging a deep strategic relationship with a key global rival: the United States.

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The US government said that Pax Silica is a US-led strategic initiative to build a "secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain".

India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

India’s inflation rate picked up in November from a record low in the previous month but stayed well below the central bank’s 4% target, leaving scope for further interest rate cuts in the new year.

India and Jordan agreed to deepen cooperation across defence, trade, energy and digital sectors, and signed five agreements during PM Modi’s first bilateral visit to Jordan in 37 years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India to strengthen economic and bilateral ties. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed him in New Delhi.

India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $24.53 billion in November, driven by fall in gold, oil and coal imports, government export and import data released on Monday showed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and their countries’ longtime friendship.

Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years.