foreign affairs

April 08, New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will undertake a two-nation visit to Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from April 9 to 12.On April 9 and 10, Dr. Jaishankar will visit Mauritius to participate in the 9th Indian Ocean Conference. During the...

New Delhi, April 8 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman and his delegation in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing bilateral ties, regional and global developments."Pleased to host FM Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh and his delegation...

New Delhi, April 8 India welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on Wednesday and called for "de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy" to ensure lasting peace in West Asia.New Delhi also expected unimpeded freedom of navigation and global flow of commerce through the Strait of...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates, starting tomorrow. In the first part of his tour, Dr. Jaishankar will visit Mauritius to participate in the 9th Indian Ocean Conference. During his visit, the External Affairs...

Washington, April 8 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who had been kidnapped a week earlier by the Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizballah militia in Baghdad.In a statement issued on Tuesday (local time), Rubio said, "I am pleased to...

New Delhi, April 7 India remains committed to supporting St. Kitts and Nevis in combating the challenges of climate change, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.Jaishankar made the remarks while inaugurating the Caribbean nation's new resident mission in New Delhi alongside...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, today. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar stated that the two leaders discussed development projects, health cooperation, digital capabilities, and disaster...

New Delhi, April 7 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Affairs Minister Denzil L Douglas in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing development projects, health cooperation, digital capabilities, and disaster response.Douglas is also the Caribbean nation's...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call to Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, today. In a social media post, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh stated that they discussed bilateral engagement, with a focus on people-centric cooperation across...

Dhaka, April 6 India is willing to rebuild ties with Bangladesh with a "forward-looking approach," Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma conveyed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday.The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became...

New Delhi, April 5 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday to discuss the West Asia conflict and its impact on global energy supplies.The external affairs minister also had a phone conversation with...

Kathmandu, April 2 Nepal's national carrier will operate special flights for three days, starting this Friday, to bring back its citizens stranded in the Gulf countries due to the ongoing conflict in the region.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Nepal...

New Delhi, April 2 Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma urged India on Thursday to take the lead in mobilizing the Global South and strategic partner countries to collectively work towards the restoration of peace and order in the region.In a...

Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, met with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, today. In a social media post, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that they reviewed the bilateral relationship and exchanged views on regional and...

New Delhi, March 31 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on Tuesday, as the two leaders exchanged views on the West Asia conflict, besides discussing ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation.Jaishankar shared the update on X."Had a...

The 7th round of consultations between India and Algeria, held in Algiers on March 29th, was co-chaired by Dr. Neena Malhotra, Secretary (East) of the Ministry of External Affairs, and Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. Both sides expressed...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko in New Delhi today. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar stated that during the meeting, both sides discussed further expanding cooperation between India and Russia. Dr. Jaishankar also added...

Moscow, March 30 Russia expelled a British diplomat on Monday on charges of espionage and ordered him to leave the country within two weeks, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said.“A decision has been made to revoke Janse Van Rensburg's accreditation, and he has been ordered to leave Russia...

Tehran, March 29 – On Sunday, Iran accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that attacks on universities such as the Isfahan University of Technology and the Tehran University of Science and Technology were part of a broader attempt to...

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...