News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
The Ministry of Shipping is aiming to promote Indian shipbuilding industry and also have discussion with some leading countries for Make in India shipbuilding. In the meantime, this decision of the Government will be a big move towards realizing Make in India in shipbuilding.
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Iran en-route his return from Russia. The brief stopover is scheduled tonight (September 5, 2020). Rajnath Singh is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with Iran’s defence minister.
It is wonderful to see US-ISPF bring together a diverse range of people for the US India Summit 2020. The work ofthe US-ISPF in bringing India and USA closer is commendable.
Today, Raksha Mantri had a one-hour meeting with Russian Defence Minister, Gen. Sergei Shoigu, at the Russian Ministry of Defence. The meeting was marked by the traditional warmth and friendship, characteristic of the Special & Privileged Partnership between India and the Russian Federation in which Military Technical Cooperation and Military-to-Military cooperation constitutes an important pillar.
The 2020 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) released on Wednesday shows India jumped four places to rank at 48th position since 2019.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approvedMemorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of geology and mineral resources between Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines, the Government of the Republic of India and Geological Survey of Finland (Geologiantutkimuskeskus), Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the Government of Finland.
The J&K government on Tuesday disclosed that the authorities have so far issued 12.5 lakh domicile certificates and nearly 99% of those received such certificates are permanent resident certificate (PRC) holders and migrant Kashmiri Pandits.
India at the UN has called for permanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the “outdated agenda item” of the ‘India-Pakistan question’ from the Security Council’s agenda, saying such “irrational exuberance” has no takers in a dignified world.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal sharing light on the India-US trade deal on Tuesday said the package is near ready and can be finalised at any time. Speaking on the crucial matter, Goyal said that the whole package is near ready and can be finalised at any time when the local political situation in the US permits them to. India believes that it has to be a win-win situation for both India and US.
In wake of the situation created by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India in May, 2020 had announced a set of economic measures under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) to help mitigate the problems of the migrant workers across the country.
