Tag: External Affairs Ministry

India welcomes election outcome in Nepal

India on Thursday welcomed the parliamentary and provincial election results in Nepal and said it looked forward to working with the new government in the Himalayan nation. “India has age-old unique time-tested ties of friendship with the country,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing here. “We look forward to working with the...

December 14, 2017

Status quo prevails at Doklam: India

India on Friday asserted that it had not noticed any military build-up by China close to the Doklam plateau, the scene of nearly 70-day stand-off between the two countries earlier this year. ‘’We have not noticed any new development at the face-off site or its vicinity since 26 August disengagement. Status quo prevails there,’’ External...

December 8, 2017

India becomes member of key export control regime

India has become a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, that controls the global trade of conventional weapons and dual-use goods and technologies, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Friday. “The plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement held on December 6-7, 2017, in Vienna, Austria, has decided to admit India, which will become the Arrangement’s 42nd...

December 8, 2017

India keen to strengthen economic ties with Sri Lanka: President Kovind

India on Thursday reiterated its firm commitment to partner with Sri Lanka on projects of mutual interest. “India is keen to strengthen the economic pillar of its relationship with Sri Lanka. There is a lot that can be achieved, given the synergy and economic complementarities,’’ President Ram Nath Kovind said at a meeting with visiting...

November 24, 2017

Mumbai 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz’s release exposes Pak’s true face: India

The decision to set free Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai massacre, shows Pakistan’s “true face”, the Indian government said on Thursday. “His (imminent) release confirms once again the lack of seriousness on the part of the Pakistani government in bringing to justice perpetrators of heinous acts of terrorism including...

November 23, 2017

‘Attacks on Indian students in Italy being probed’

The attacks on two Indian students in the Italian city of Milan are being investigated by the authorities there, a senior official said here on Friday. “The matter is under investigation by the local authorities,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in his weekly media briefing here. “There were two students who were attacked...

November 3, 2017

Italian Prime Minister’s India visit to boost bilateral ties

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrives here on a day-long state visit on Monday, the first such visit in a decade, in a bid to boost ties between New Delhi and Rome after the faceoff over two Italian marines. Romano Prodi was the last Italian Prime Minister to visit India in February 2007. “Coming after...

October 29, 2017

Doklam is behind us, relations to develop with joint efforts: Chinese envoy

The Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu on Friday stressed on boosting bilateral ties with India, saying “Doklam is behind us”. “Doklam is behind us. Enough has been said about Doklam. In the new era, I believe, China-India relations will continue to develop with joint efforts,” Ma said here. India and China had in...

October 27, 2017

No new development at Doklam: Government

India on Friday said there are no new developments at Doklam and its vicinity and that reports to the contrary were incorrect. “I would like to reiterate that there is no new development at the face-off site and its vicinity since the August 28 disengagement,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. He was asked...

October 27, 2017

Myanmar must take back Rohingyas in Bangladesh: India

India on Sunday said Rohingya refugees who have poured into Bangladesh must be taken back by Myanmar from where they have been displaced. “Normalcy will only be restored with the return of the displaced persons to Rakhine state,” Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said at a media meet also attended by her Bangladeshi counterpart...

October 22, 2017

Diwali gift: Sushma Swaraj to grant medical visas to all deserving cases

Marking the auspicious occasion of Diwali, India on Thursday promised medical visas all those people abroad, including in Pakistan, seeking treatment. “On the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, India will grant medical visa in all deserving cases pending today,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Thursday. On the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, India will grant...

October 19, 2017

10 Indians still missing after ship sinks off Japan

Ten Indians are still missing after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Japan, the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. According to a tweet by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, those missing are Captain Nair Rajesh Ramachandran, Second Officer Rahul Kumar, Third Officer Subramaniam Giridhar Kumar, Chief Engineer Rajput Shyam Singh, Fourth...

October 15, 2017

India asks China to respect agreements on boundary dispute

India on Thursday asked China to respect the agreements reached between Special Representatives (SRs) of the two countries on the boundary dispute even as it reiterated that there was no change in the status quo at Doklam since the two countries ended their military stand-off on 28 August. “It is important that the understandings between the Special Representatives...

October 12, 2017

India, Lithuania sign extradition treaty

Enhancing its engagement with the Baltic region, India on Monday signed an extradition treaty with Lithuania following a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Lithuanian counterpart Linus Linkevicius here. “India & Lithuania signed Treaty on Extradition and Protocol amending & supplementing the Agreement relating to Air Services,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh...

October 9, 2017

No reports of any Indian affected in Las Vegas shooting

There have been no reports of any Indian casualty in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. “No reports have been received of any Indian nationals amongst those affected in the Las Vegas shooting incident,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. At least 50 people were killed and...

October 2, 2017

Eight Manipuri trafficked girls return home

Eight Manipuri girls, who were being trafficked to Singapore by members of an international gang, were rescued in Myanmar and brought home, officials said on Sunday. They were given counselling sessions in their home district of Churachandpur on Sunday before being handed over to their families. The officials said the girls were brought to Kolkata...

October 1, 2017

Pakistan Minister’s remark on swap offer on Jadhav a lie: India

India on Friday termed as an “imaginary lie and story” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s claim that an offer was received to swap Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav for a terrorist behind the Army Public School attack in Peshawar in 2014. “You have already seen a press release issued by the Afghan National Security Adviser’s...

September 29, 2017