bilateral cooperation

New Delhi, March 30 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met a delegation from the European Parliament (D-IN) led by Angelika Niebler on Monday at the Parliament House here, with discussions focusing on strengthening strategic relations between India and the EU.According to a statement issued by the Lok...

New Delhi, March 30 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on Monday, discussing bilateral cooperation and regional and global developments."It was good to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko of Russia. We discussed further...

March 29, New Delhi: India and Malta held the 4th Round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Valletta on March 27, 2026. The consultations were co-chaired by Sibi George, Secretary (West), and Christopher Cutajar, Permanent Secretary in Malta's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During the visit...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Christopher Peter Sinckler, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a social...

Kathmandu, March 28 Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday extended congratulations to Nepal's newly-appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah 'Balen', expressing his commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation and collaboration between the two countries.The 35-year-old leader of the Rastriya...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized the importance of freedom of navigation for global economic security during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in France. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar stated that he appreciated the ongoing efforts to expand cooperation along its...

Oslo, March 27: India and Norway held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties and India-Nordic engagement, covering various sectors, including sustainability and climate, innovation and digitalization, shipping and tunneling, and the Arctic.The talks took place during a meeting between...

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, led the Indian delegation at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is currently taking place in Cameroon. The conference, which began yesterday, will continue until the 29th of this month.During the...

New Delhi/Tokyo, March 24. Northeast India has emerged as a crucial nexus where India's 'Act East Policy' aligns with Japan's 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific' (FOIP), enabling coordinated efforts to counter assertive regional influences through deeper maritime and land connectivity, a report...

Reykjavik, March 24 – Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, met with Iceland Parliament Speaker, Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir, on Tuesday, discussing issues of mutual interest and parliamentary exchanges.In a statement shared on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir...

March 21, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, today to discuss regional developments and strengthen bilateral cooperation.During the conversation, the Prime Minister conveyed his warm greetings on the...

New Delhi, March 21 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, conveying Eid and Nowruz greetings and also discussing the current security situation in the West Asia region.During the call, PM Modi condemned attacks on critical infrastructure in...

Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, and Italian Ambassador Nicoletta Bombardiere co-chaired the 9th Round of India-Italy Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) in New Delhi today. The MEA stated that the FOC provided an opportunity to review and discuss the entire range of...

New Delhi, March 20 – India and Italy held the 9th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on Friday, discussing the full range of bilateral cooperation as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest.Officials from India and Italy expressed satisfaction with the growing...

New Delhi, March 13 – Iranian Ambassador to India, Dr. Mohammad Fathali, on Friday emphasized the strong ties between New Delhi and Tehran, stating that both countries share common interests and values and should continue to support each other to overcome challenges.Speaking to media persons...

New Delhi, March 13 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Jose Antonio Kast Rist on taking oath as the President of Chile on Friday and expressed hope for further strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.In a post on the social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi...

New Delhi, March 12 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Indonesian counterpart, Sugiono, on Thursday as New Delhi intensifies diplomatic efforts to manage the fallout from the West Asia crisis.Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel alliance, Jaishankar held a...

Islamabad, March 10 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent a letter to the new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, expressing condolences on the death of his father, while also congratulating him on assuming the new responsibilities.Mojtaba, the son of the late Supreme Leader...

New Delhi, March 6 – Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), met with visiting Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alexandre Fasel, on the sidelines of the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Friday. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral...

New Delhi, March 5 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday.Landau is on an official visit to India from March 3-6 to represent the US at the Raisina...