India: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 7, 2025.
BRICS nations support India’s bid to host COP 33; call for stronger climate action
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Leaders of the BRICS nations on Sunday welcomed India’s candidacy to host the 33rd Conference of the Parties (COP 33) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2028. In a joint declaration at the 17th BRICS Summit, the leaders said, “We express […]
BRICS leaders back India, Brazil for bigger UN Security Council role
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Leaders of BRICS nations have reiterated their support for “comprehensive” reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient. In a joint declaration at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, China and Russia — as […]
PM Modi meets Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Cuba’s President Diaz-Canel on sidelines of BRICS
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PM Modi also met Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel on the sidelines of the summit. External Affairs Minister […]
Sakshi, Jaismine, Nupur clinch gold as India bags 11 medals at World Boxing Cup Astana 2025
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) India’s women boxers led the country’s best-ever show at the World Boxing Cup in Astana on Sunday, with Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine (57kg) and Nupur (80+kg) clinching gold medals to cap off a memorable campaign. Sakshi outclassed USA’s Yosline Perez with a unanimous verdict in the women’s […]
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78; Trump plans visit
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day and fears of more flash flooding as rain fell on saturated ground prompted fresh evacuations. […]
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 69, including 21 children
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 69 on Sunday, including at least 21 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, said the death toll […]
Akash Deep dedicates historic Edgbaston Test win to sister battling cancer
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Indian pacer Akash Deep has dedicated India’s historic Test win at Edgbaston to his elder sister, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer for the past two months. Speaking after India’s victory over England in the second Test, the 27-year-old revealed that he had kept his […]
You cannot be serious! Wimbledon line-calling system under fire after glitch
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Wimbledon‘s automated line-calling technology came under fire on Sunday after an embarrassing malfunction robbed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of a point during her last-16 victory over Britain’s Sonay Kartal on Centre Court. Russian Pavlyuchenkova had reached game point at 4-4 in the opening set and Kartal hit a shot that looked clearly long but there was […]
Alcaraz resists red-hot Rublev to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Carlos Alcaraz came through a ferocious fourth-round firefight against a red-hot Andrey Rublev to win 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court and keep his bid for a third successive Wimbledon title on track on Sunday. The Spanish second seed stuttered in his opening three rounds but found […]
EAM Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, discusses bilateral cooperation
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Sunday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 2025 BRICS summit, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation among other key issues. “Good to meet with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia on the sidelines […]
MIL-OSI Economics: New Development Bank’s Board of Governors Convened its 10th Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro
Source: New Development Bank On July 5, 2025, the Board of Governors (Board, BoG) of the New Development Bank (NDB) convened the Business Session of its Tenth Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the theme of “Driving Development: Fostering Innovation, Cooperation, and Impact through a Multilateral Development Bank for the Global South”. The […]
Good catching up with my friend: PM Modi meets South African President Ramaphosa
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, shortly before Ramaphosa backed his call for reform of the United Nations Security Council. “Good catching up with my friend, President Ramaphosa of […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: First Person: Japanese UN volunteer ‘motivated by the passion of others’ to support peace
Source: United Nations 2 Haruki Ume spoke to UN News at the UN Pavilion at Expo 2025 currently being held in the Japanese city of Osaka. One section of the pavilion features a rotating presentation focusing on a specific UN agency or entity and recently, attention turned to the UN Volunteers programme. “As a 17-year-old, […]
India bury Birmingham blues, script record 336-run win over England in 2nd Test
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) India created history with a 336-run win over England in the second Test at Birmingham, securing not only their first-ever victory at Edgbaston but also their biggest Test win away from home in terms of runs. Skipper Shubman Gill, along with pacers Akash Deep and Mohammed […]
Condemning terrorism should be our “principle”, not just “convenience”: PM Modi at BRICS summit
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called terrorism the “most serious challenge” facing humanity and said condemning it must be a matter of principle, not convenience. Speaking at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi cited the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, […]
BRICS leaders condemn Pahalgam terror attack, call out “double standards” on terrorism
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Leaders of BRICS nations on Sunday strongly condemned the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists. In a joint declaration at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, the leaders described terrorism as “criminal and unjustifiable”, regardless of […]
PM Modi calls for urgent reforms in global governance at 17th BRICS Summit
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for urgent reforms in global governance institutions, emphasising that the interests of the Global South must be given due importance in decision-making bodies that were built in the 20th century but continue to shape 21st-century challenges. Addressing the BRICS […]
BRICS nations urge advanced economies to scale up climate finance for developing countries
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) BRICS member nations have called on advanced economies and the international financial system to provide “substantial” financing to support climate mitigation efforts in developing economies. “We call on advanced economies and other relevant actors in the international financial system, as well as the private sector, to […]
India has never faced fuel shortage, says Hardeep Puri
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said India has never faced a shortage of petroleum products, even during the Covid pandemic or global conflicts, crediting the government’s foresight for ensuring uninterrupted supplies. “Whether it was the period of the global Covid pandemic […]
PM Modi receives grand welcome in Brazil, interacts with Indian Diaspora
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome from the Indian community on Saturday (local time) upon his arrival in Rio de Janeiro for a four-day visit to Brazil. During this visit, he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a State Visit. In […]