Tag: Gopal Baglay

Coordinating with Bhutan on Dokalam issue: India

India on Friday said it continues to engage with China diplomatically and has been coordinating with Bhutan to find a mutually-acceptable solution to the Dokalam standoff. "We continue to engage with China through diplomatic channels to find a mutually acceptable solution," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said. Asked about China's claim of India reducing its...

August 4, 2017

Gopal Baglay appointed Joint Secretary in PMO

Senior diplomat and external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay was on Friday appointed as joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He was appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been already named as India's Ambassador to France. Raveesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IFS officer, currently posted in Frankfurt as Consul General of India,...

July 21, 2017

Global community with India on terror emanating from Pakistan: MEA

A report by the US clubbing Pakistan among nations providing "safe havens" to terrorists validated India's position that terrorism emanating from the country was a cause of global concern, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. Spokesperson in the Ministry Gopal Baglay said the international community is on the same page with India on terrorism...

July 21, 2017

India seeking peaceful resolution of issues with China: MEA

India on Thursday said it was seeking "peaceful resolution" of all boundary matters with China, including an ongoing over month-long military stand-off at Doklam in the Sikkim sector. At his weekly briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay referred to India's June 30 statement to reiterate that "basically India's approach has been to find peaceful...

July 20, 2017

India rejects ‘malicious’ Pakistani media report of soldier deaths

India on Monday rejected as "utterly baseless, malicious and mischievous" reports in a section of the Pakistani media claiming that over 150 Indian Army soldiers died in Sikkim due to a Chinese rocket attack. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that "such reports are utterly baseless, malicious and mischievous. No cognisance should be...

July 18, 2017

Never told ministers there will be no withdrawal of troops: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it has not told senior ministers that there would be "no withdrawal" of Indian troops from Doklam, where Indian and Chinese troops are in a stand-off. "Some sections of media have reported that MEA has told senior Ministers today that there would be no withdrawal of Indian...

July 14, 2017

Doklam issue with China will be solved diplomatically: India

Notwithstanding China's reservations, India on Thursday maintained that the current border stand-off in Doklam would be resolved diplomatically like it had solved all its disputes with Beijing in the past using diplomatic channels. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said diplomatic channels were "available" to the two countries that would continue to be used. He...

July 13, 2017

Persons from UP, Kerala, Bihar, TN among 11 killed in Saudi fire: MEA

Of the 11 Indians killed in a fire in a Saudi Arabian city on Wednesday, four were from Uttar Pradesh, three from Kerala and one each from Bihar and Tamil Nadu, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. While Tabrej Khan, Ateeq Ahmad, Waseem Akram and Vakeel Ahmad hailed from Uttar Pradesh, Kamalapan Sathyan, Baiju...

July 13, 2017

Salahuddin’s interview proves Pakistan’s role in terrorism: India

 India on Monday said the interview telecast by a Pakistani TV channel of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin on Sunday is further proof of Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorism. "The brazen admission by Syed Salahuddin of perpetrating terrorist attacks on India and having the capacity to carry out such attacks at any place and time...

July 4, 2017

India, Netherlands sign 3 agreements

India and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed three agreements, including a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on water cooperation, following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch Premier Mark Rutte here. "#IndiaNetherlands sign MoU on Cultural Cooperation, MoU on Water Cooperation and Agreement on Amending Social Security Arrangement," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay...

June 27, 2017

India slams Pakistan’s claim of Jadhav mercy plea

India reacted sharply to Pakistan releasing a confessional video of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row there, and the neighbouring country's claim that he had filed a mercy petition with the Pakistan Army chief, describing the developments as an attempt to introduce prejudice in the proceedings in his case at the International...

June 22, 2017

Four Indian prisoners return from Pakistan

Four Indian prisoners released by Pakistan crossed over to India on Thursday afternoon, the External Affairs Ministry said. Suraj Ram, Sohan Lal, Abdul Majid and Mohammad Maqbool Lone were released after serving their respective sentences in Pakistan jails, Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay told reporters here. He did not elaborate on where the men crossed over...

June 22, 2017

Delhi rejects China’s proposal to link CPEC with Indian corridor project

India on Thursday rejected China’s latest proposal to link the controversial China Pakistan Economic Corridor with the Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar (BCIM) corridor, saying there was no question of New Delhi making any compromise with its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Talking to reporters here, MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay said while India favoured connectivity projects both...

June 22, 2017

India extends $500 m credit line to Mauritius

A $500-million line of credit (LoC) from India to Mauritius is among four agreements signed by the two countries following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth here on Saturday. "#IndiaMauritius – New Vistas for a Futuristic Partnership," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted, listing out the...

May 27, 2017

India takes up with Canada denial of entry to ex-CRPF officer

India on Tuesday termed "completely unacceptable" the denial of entry by Canadian authorities to a retired senior CRPF officer at Vancouver airport last week on the ground that he had served a government that engages in “terrorism, systematic or gross human rights violations, or genocide”. "We have seen the news report regarding the denial of entry by...

May 23, 2017

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant units deal with Russia on: Gopal Baglay

Work on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia for reactor units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is at the stage of internal approval, a senior official said on Friday. Refuting a media report that suggested that India was holding back the MoU to make Russia use its influence over...

May 19, 2017

India refuses to be part of China’s Belt-Road initiative

India on Saturday refused to be a part of China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative citing its objections to the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, that passes through Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Citing the CPEC that is being touted as a flagship part of OBOR, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said: "No country can accept...

May 13, 2017