Tag: External Affairs
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Protest in Rameswaram, demands release of fishermen in Sri Lankan custody
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 15 of the fishermen and their 2 boats who went to sea from Rameswaram on November 5th.
November 8, 2022 -
Jaishankar holds talks with Serbian counterpart, says New York during UNGA is “full of friends”
During his visit to the US, Jaishankar will also participate in meetings of Quad made up of India, Australia, Japan and the US, BRICS and several other key groupings.
September 20, 2022 -
Jaishankar calls upon Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah
Jaishankar arrived on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting Saturday, his first trip to the Kingdom as India's External Affairs Minister.
September 12, 2022 -
Sri Lanka President arrives on a three-day visit to India, to meet PM Modi today
India said it was looking forward to work closely with the new Sri Lankan government and hoped that it would be able to fulfil the aspirations of the Tamil community in that country.
November 29, 2019 -
Speaker Om Birla nominates Shashi Tharoor for House panel on external affairs
Tharoor, who is an elected member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, is presently chairing the panel on information and technology.
September 26, 2019 -
PM Modi meets Shinzo Abe in Russia to strengthen trade and cultural relations
PM Modi arrived in Russia on Wednesday to participate in the 20th India-Russia annual summit and the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
September 5, 2019 -
Sensex logs record closing high ahead of swearing-in
The Sensex advanced by 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, while the Nifty also advanced by 84.80 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 11,945.90.
May 30, 2019 -
Naqvi reviews next year’s Haj preparations
Top officials from the ministries of Minority Affairs, External Affairs, Civil Aviation and Health besides representatives from Haj Committee of India, Indian Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia took part in the meeting, according to a Minority Affairs Ministry press note.
October 4, 2018 -
What is ‘2+2 dialogue’? Here is everything you want to know
The goal of a 'two plus two dialogue' is to establish a diplomatic, yet fruitful, conversation between two countries’ respective heads of defence and external affairs.
August 2, 2018 -
Colour prejudice
It is a welcome decision that the ministry for external affairs has taken a decision not to tinker with the format of the passports it issues. Particularly pleasing is the dropping of the move to have a different coloured travel document for those requiring an emigration check. That check was designed to protect simple folk...
February 1, 2018 -
India opposes BRI ahead of boundary talks with China
Ahead of India-China boundary talks on Friday, New Delhi on Thursday reiterated its opposition to Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During a press briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “Our policy has been very clear and consistent on why we oppose this initiative. We believe connectivity initiatives should be based on universally...
December 21, 2017 -
India wants Jadhav’s mother to meet him first: Pakistan
Pakistan on Saturday said it has received India’s reply to its offer to allow the wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death here, to meet his wife. According to sources, India has requested that Jadhav’s mother be allowed to meet him first. “India’s reply to Pakistan’s humanitarian offer for...
November 18, 2017 -
Missing Indians: VK Singh meets Iraqi Foreign Minister
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Sunday met Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jaafari in Baghdad, amid lack of any concrete information about fate of 39 Indians who went missing in Iraq three years ago. “MoS @Gen_VKSingh met with Mr. Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jaafari, Foreign Minister of Iraq today in Baghdad,” External...
October 29, 2017 -
US Secretary of State arrives in Delhi
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Delhi on Tuesday night on his maiden official visit to India. During his three-day visit, he will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday. Tillerson is on a five-nation visit from October 20-27, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan and...
October 24, 2017 -
Governments supporting terrorism inviting suicide: India
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India on Thursday said that governments which offer sanctuary to terrorists are sending an invitation to suicide. In his keynote address at a conference on “Islam in a Modern Secular State” in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Minister of state for External Affairs M J Akbar said that faith-based terrorists are anti-modern...
September 28, 2017 -
No ransom paid for release of Kerala priest: VK Singh
Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh on Wednesday said no ransom was paid for the release of Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil. The priest, who was abducted by the Islamic State (IS) terrorists from Aden in March last year, was brought to Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman on Tuesday....
September 13, 2017 -
India, Egypt agree to further strengthen bilateral ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen their ties at a bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. “Delighted to meet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. We held talks on further strengthening our historical ties,” Modi tweeted after their meeting. Delighted to meet...
September 5, 2017