Tag: Ministry of External Affairs

Modi, Japanese PM Kishida agree to advance infrastructure, cultural ties at G7 Summit

June 15, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, in Apulia on June 14. | Photo Credit: ANI Strong ties between India and Japan are important for a peaceful, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as he met his…

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Indian students in Kyrgyzstan advised to stay indoors after mobs target foreign students

May 18, 2024 admin

The flag of Kyrgyz Republic used for representational purpose only. The Embassy of India in the central Asian republic of Kyrgyz Republic has advised Indian students to stay indoors, amidst reports of mob attacks against students from Pakistan. “We are in touch with our students. The situation is presently calm but students are advised to…

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Indian envoy in Canada warns of ‘big red line’ on anti-India activities of Sikh separatist groups

May 8, 2024 admin

Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma. Photo: www.hciottawa.gov.in Amidst the diplomatic strain in India-Canada relations, India’s envoy here has warned that the Sikh separatist groups in Canada were crossing “a big red line” that New Delhi sees as a matter of national security and of the country’s territorial integrity. Indian High Commissioner to…

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ABC journalist chose to leave India despite being granted visa: Australian officials

April 25, 2024 admin

Avani Dias, chief of bureau of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. File | Photo Credit: X/@AvaniDias Australian authorities on Thursday acknowledged that India had granted visa to Avani Dias, chief of bureau of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), though she had “chosen” to leave India by that time. They expressed satisfaction at the handling of the case…

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Hope that in India ‘everyone’s rights’ are ‘protected’, people can vote in ‘free & fair’ atmosphere: UN

March 29, 2024 admin

United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric. | Photo Credit: AP A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body “hopes” that in India and any country that is having elections, people’s “political and civil rights” are “protected” and everyone is able to vote in a “free and fair” atmosphere. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General…

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Indian diplomat met ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, says MEA

March 8, 2024 admin

Taliban Afghan Foreign Affairs in-charge Amir Khan Muttaqi. File | Photo Credit: AP A senior Indian diplomat has met with ‘Afghan authorities’ in Kabul, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Friday. The development came months after the embassy of Afghanistan here that was earlier run by officials with affiliation to the pre-Taliban government…

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Raisina Dialogue | Support Ukraine, join Swiss peace conference on conflict: European Ministers tell India

February 22, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishnkar with Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen during a meeting on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2024, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI European Ministers gathered for the Ministry of External Affairs’ Raisina Dialogue here urged India to reconsider trade and ties with…

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Bhutan King Wangchuck to begin eight-day India visit on November 3

November 2, 2023 admin

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will begin a eight-day visit to India on November 3, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. It said the visit would provide an opportunity to both sides to review the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation…

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Israel-Hamas war | Woke up to sound of sirens, spent time in shelters: Indian evacuees recount horror

October 13, 2023 admin

Indian students evacuated from Israel arrive at Delhi airport, in New Delhi, India, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Glad to be home and traumatised by what they had seen in the last few days, the first batch of around 200 Indians returned from Israel on October 13 with the sound of air…

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