External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar paid an official visit to Italy from 02-03 November 2023 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy. EAM’s visit to Italy further consolidated the long-standing historical ties between the two countries, and pushed bilateral cooperation in diverse areas of Strategic Partnership between the two…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated three Indian-assisted development projects via video conferencing on Wednesday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, PM Modi called it historic and said it is a matter of joy that the two nations once again have connected to celebrate the success of India-Bangladesh cooperation. The three…
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said that the Government of India will leave no stone unturned to ensure the release of the eight former Indian Navy personnel who have been sentenced to death by a court in Qatar. Jaishankar’s remarks came after he met the families of the eight former Indian Navy…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday discussed the worsening security and humanitarian situation in West Asia. Both leaders expressed their concern over the increase in terrorism, violence, and civilian casualties in the area, largely owing to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the 22nd session of the Council of Heads of Government of SCO at Bishkek on Thursday and highlighted that SCO should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to the principles of international law, respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the relationship between India and Canada right now is going through a difficult phase, adding that India has problems with certain segment of Canadian politics and the policies which flow from that. He said, the government had invoked parity with Canada in diplomatic presence as they had…
Maldives has elected a new president on September 30, and has voted for the opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizzu, who received 54 percent of the vote against the incumbent president Ibrahim Solih’s 46 percent. With the change in leadership in Maldives, there are apprehensions that the new president might follow a foreign policy more inclined towards…
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva. “Arindam Bagchi, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva,”…
India has launched ‘Operation Ajay’, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, to bring back stranded citizens from war-torn areas. The first flight of India’s ‘Operation Ajay’ carrying 212 Indian nationals from Israel landed in Delhi early on Friday. “Launching #OperationAjay to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to return. Special…
Jaish-e-Mohammaed terrorist, and allged mastermind of the 2016 Pathankot attack Shahid Latif was gunned down in a mosque in Daska town of Sialkot district in Pakistan, officials have said, according to news agency reports. Latif was one of India’s most wanted terrorists from Pakistan’s Gujranwala city and was a handler of the four terrorists, who…
