By Shivangi Acharya and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to bolster fast economic growth and buffer the Asian nation from external shocks through domestic policy reforms in the latest budget on Sunday,

French President Macron wished India on its 77th Republic Day, sharing a throwback photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his 2024 visit as Republic Day chief guest.

The trade agreement is expected to be among the most comprehensive deals that India would sign, which could benefit India’s labour-intensive sectors, ranging from marine products, textiles, footwear and sports goods.

India and the European Union have formally inked the trade agreement which has been suggested to be the “mother of all trade deals”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the inauguration of the India Energy Week in Goa. He added that the deal would provide varied opportunities to the one-forty crore people of India and the European Union.

A fresh controversy has erupted on X(formerly Twitter) after Grok, the platform’s AI assistant, wrongly translated a diplomatic post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What was meant to be a simple goodwill message to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu turned into a politically charged statement.

S IXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators pronounced it “Peak Modi”. Would-be successors began to plot.

Amidst the dramatic downturn in their relations with the Donald Trump-led US, India and the EU announced successful conclusion of the FTA negotiations and signed another deal to formalise their security and defence partnership at the India-EU summit that,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's Republic Day wishes drew attention due to a mistranslation by Grok AI on the platform X.