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India at G7 summits shows West needs its support: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

Modi will be holding bilateral meetings and discussions with the leaders of G7 and also the guest countries on the sidelines of the G7 summit

India raises issue of delay in granting student visa with several countries

Thousands of Indian students are struggling to return to several countries to join off-line classes as there have been enormous delays in processing of their visas by the respective embassies

Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj to become India's Permanent Representative to UN

Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was on Tuesday appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently serving as India's envoy to Bhutan. She will succeed T S Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the UN. Kamboj is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a brief statement.

India won't allow any unilateral attempt by China to alter LAC: Jaishankar

India will not allow any unilateral attempt by China to change the status quo or alter the Line of Actual Control (LAC), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday,

Jaishankar condemns 'cowardly attack' on Gurudwara in Afghanistan's Kabul

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar condemned the "cowardly attack" on a Gurudwara in Kabul and said that India is closely monitoring developments in the Afghan capital.Taking to Twitter, the External Affairs Minister also expressed concern over the welfare of the Sikh community in Afghanistan."The cowardly attack on Gurudwara Karte Parwan should be condemned in the strongest terms by all. We have been closely monitoring developments since the news of the attack was received. Our first and foremost concern is for the welfare of the community," Jaishankar tweeted today.At least two civilians, including a Sikh man and a Muslim security guard, died after unidentified assailants attacked a Gurudwara in Afghanistan's Kabul city today morning.Afghanistan Ministry of Interior (MoI) in an earlier statement said that a number of unknown armed individuals in the early morning entered a Dharmashala. The attackers used a grenade that resulted in injuring two people.Abdul Nafay Takor, a ...

Jaishankar lauds Vande Bharat Mission, says 'good to hear appreciation'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday lauded the Indian foreign policy and said that it was "good to hear appreciation" and discussed how the "world perceives India"

BJP members' Prophet remarks: Iran scraps its version of meeting with Doval

Iran has taken down an earlier press statement which mentioned that India has assured of taking action against those responsible for making derogatory reamrks against Prophet Muhammad.

Prophet comment row: Culprits will be taught a lesson, NSA assures Iran

NSA Doval informed the Iranian foreign minister that wrongdoers will be dealt with at the level of the government and related bodies in a way that is a lesson to others

India slams Pak for criticising BJP members remarks against Prophet

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the "absurdity of a serial violator of minority rights commenting on the treatment of minorities in another nation is not lost on anyone"

Gulf nations summon Indian envoys over BJP members' controversial remarks

Several countries in the gulf region summoned Indian Ambassadors and expressed their strong protest against the controversial remarks made by Nupur Sharma against Prophet Mohammad

EAM meets Austrian counterpart in Slovakia, discusses Afghan, Indo Pacific

Jaishankar is currently on a visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic from June 2 to 6 to impart further momentum to bilateral relations with the two Central European countries

Looking forward to senior commander-level talks with China: EAM official

India on Thursday said that it looked forward to the next senior commander-level meeting with China at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement on all friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.Responding to queries about working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) meeting held on May 31, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said both sides agreed to continue discussions through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining issues."WMCC India-China border talks happened on May 31st, I don't have much to add to it. To be honest, as in our press release, we said that as instructed by our two Foreign Ministers, both sides agreed to continue discussions through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining issues, so as to create conditions for the restoration of normalcy in bilateral relations. We have been saying this repeatedly," he ...

'It's about confidence', says Jaishankar on Rahul's 'arrogant' remark

In a tweet External Affairs Minister said, "Yes, the Indian Foreign Service has changed. Yes, they follow the orders of the Government. Yes, they counter the arguments of others".

EAM S Jaishankar speaks to Indonesian counterpart, focus on G-20 group

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi focusing on developments relating to the G-20 grouping.

India supplies non-J&J vaccines to Cambodia, Thailand under Quad umbrella

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to Cambodia and Thailand under an initiative of the Quad group of countries, New Delhi said on Thursday, though not the Johnson & Johnson shot as originally planned.

Meenakshi Lekhi discusses Ukraine conflict with UNGA Prez Abdulla Shahid

Discussed various issues on the agenda of #UNGA76 including the impact of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine on the global commodity, financial and energy markets across the world: Lekhi

India, Germany agree to work together with focus on AI, startups

India and Germany on Tuesday agreed to work together with focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups as well as AI research and its application in sustainability and health care.

India, Denmark exchange letters of Intent and MoUs for stronger relations

India and Denmark on Tuesday exchanged Letters of Intent and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen.

Looking at stabilising economic engagement with Russia: MEA spokesperson

The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came amid increasing Western pressure on India to limit its economic ties with Russia and oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Sheikh Hasina offers Chittagong Port for use by India on Jaishankar's visit

Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday on a brief official visit, handed over an invitation to Hasina on her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's behalf to visit New Delhi