Invitation for Modi-Gandhi public debate sparks political storm in India

Modi-Gandhi public debate (Photo: India Today/YouTube Screenshot) As India’s heated general election campaign intensifies, a trio of respected public figures has issued an unexpected invitation – for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to participate in a public debate. The proposal from two former senior judges and a veteran journalist has sparked … Read more

Christian community urges PM Modi to extend formal invitation for Pope Francis' visit to India in 2024

(Photo: Ashwin Vaswani/Unsplash) Christian groups in Mumbai have made an enthusiastic appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to visit India in 2024. It would be the first papal visit in over twenty years, since Pope John Paul II toured the country back in 1999. Cardinal Oswal Gracias … Read more

Netanyahu, Biden Meet to Talk Iran and Saudi Normalization; PM Gets White House Invitation

JERUSALEM, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden finally met at a Manhattan hotel Wednesday, nearly 9 months after the prime minister took office. The meeting took place as world leaders assembled for the gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. In New York, Biden also invited Netanyahu to the White House sometime … Read more

Report: Netanyahu to Get White House Invitation in September as He Warns of Iran Deal Dangers

JERUSALEM, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s office reacted Saturday to reports of the $6 billion agreement between the U.S. and Iran to release 5 Iranian-American prisoners. Netanyahu’s reaction to news of last week’s deal comes as a report Sunday in the Israeli daily Yediot Ahranot quoted a senior U.S. official who said Netanyahu will receive an invitation to … Read more