Tag: Ministry of External Affairs
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US’ GSP withdrawal won’t hurt India as benefits are minimal, says official
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he was ending India's trade concessions under the GSP programme accusing New Delhi of not providing Washington "equitable and reasonable access" to its markets.
March 6, 2019 -
Pakistan shares with India list of nuclear installations
The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi handed over the list of Indian nuclear installations and facilities to a representative of the Pakistan High Commission, as per Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December 31, 1988
January 1, 2019 -
India condemns terror attack in Egypt
At least four persons were killed and 10 wounded in an explosion on Friday targeting a bus carrying Vietnamese tourists on an excursion to the Giza pyramids.
December 29, 2018 -
Indian man Hamid Nihal Ansari released from Pak jail after 6 years, to return home today
Ansari was arrested in Pakistan in 2012 for illegally entering the country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online.
December 18, 2018 -
India, Japan to step up cooperation for developing North-Eastern states
Tokyo evinced its keenness to speed up various projects at the 2nd meeting of “India-Japan Act East Forum” held under the co-chairmanship of Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu.
October 11, 2018 -
Clashes with CM worry MEA brass
Sections of the ministry of external affairs are worried about the foreign office’s recent clashes with Mamata Banerjee. They are worried on two counts. She might even be the next prime minister, if the political chatter around the 2019 elections is to be taken into account. It’s worrisome if someone so powerful is on the …
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September 19, 2018 -
Maldives government ‘summons’ Indian envoy after Swamy tweet
According to reports, Akhilesh Mishra was questioned by Foreign Secretary Ahmed Sareer
August 28, 2018 -
BRICS Summit | PM Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin
Will continue working together in multiple sectors, Modi tweets after the meeting. India and South Africa signed three agreements, including in the areas of agriculture and space cooperation, at the BRICS Summit
July 27, 2018 -
India reaches out to Africa with PM Modi’s three-nation trip
Over the last few years, there has been significant engagement in various fields with African countries. There have been 23 visits to Africa by the President, the Vice-President and the Prime Minister in the last four years.
July 23, 2018 -
Swaraj to join 125th anniversary commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s eviction from train
On the night of June 7, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer, was thrown off the train's first class compartment at Pietermaritzburg station for refusing to give up his seat.
May 17, 2018 -
UN peacebuilding efforts held back by lack of funding: India
Funds available for UN peacebuilding efforts are not even 1% of the annual budget for UN peacekeeping, says A Gitesh Sarma, Additional Secretary, MEA, during a high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace at UN
April 25, 2018 -
NAM meeting: Sushma Swaraj embarks on 3-day visit to Azerbaijan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday embarked on a three-day visit to Azerbaijan to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting and hold talks with top leadership of that country. Swaraj will hold talks with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and call on President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, the Ministry of External …
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April 4, 2018 -
Sushma Swaraj comes to aid of Indian woman stranded with son’s body
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj helped an Indian woman in bringing back the mortal remains of her son, with whom she was travelling from Australia to India, after he died suddenly at the Kuala Lumpur international airport. The minister’s response yesterday came after a netizen sought her help in the matter through a tweet. “@SushmaSwaraj …
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January 12, 2018 -
Link prosperity of your countries to India’s development: Prez Kovind to PIOs
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday urged the Indian diaspora to link the prosperity of their countries with India’s development at a time when “we are at the cusp of New India”. Addressing the International Conference of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentarians here, Kovind said the next few decades were likely to see India’s …
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January 10, 2018 -
Swaraj arrives in Singapore after talks with ASEAN secretary general
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Singapore on Saturday after holding talks with ASEAN Secretary General Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi in Jakarta, as India steps up efforts to strengthen engagements with the countries of the region under its ‘Act East’ policy. EAM @SushmaSwaraj arrives in Singapore for the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations. …
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January 6, 2018 -
India calls Kulbhushan Jadhav’s new video ‘propagandistic exercise’
Kulbhushan Jadhav’s new video released by Pakistan, saying he has not been tortured in custody, was dismissed as “propagandistic exercise” that “simply carry no credibility” by India. The video was released days after India had hit out at Pakistan for violating understandings for the Jadhav-family meet and raised questions about the 47-year-old Indian national’s well …
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January 4, 2018 -
Woman MEA staffer alleges assault by husband, in-laws
A woman working as Office Assistant in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) here alleged on Saturday she was brutally assaulted by husband and in-laws when she was pregnant after she refused to abort her female foetus, police said. The woman, 42, a resident of Sector 49, Gurugram, got married to a Delhi-based doctor, Rajnish …
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December 30, 2017