India Green-Lights UAE, Kuwait Request for ex-Military Doctors, Nurses
India will also send two military rapid response teams comprising army doctors, nurses and paramedics to Mauritius and Comoros to help them cope with the crisis
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Indo-Israel Agricultural Project To Address COVID-19 Challenges Faced By Farming Sector
Challenging times call for innovative solutions. Striving to overcome the restrictions on travel and the need for maintaining social distancing, the Indo-Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP), a strategic cooperation on the G2G level in the field of agriculture, has introduced crop diversity, increasing productivity and optimising water use efficiency in horticulture to address the challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kuwait Joins Saudi-Qatar-Oman to Reject Anti-India Propaganda
Kuwait, after Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have, rejected attempts to spoil ties with India through ‘foreign sponsored’ social media handles and posts.
TS Tirumurti to be India’s Next Envoy to the UN :Sources
TS Tirumurti, Secretary in External Affairs Ministry, is set to be India’s next ambassador to the UN succeeding current incumbent Syed Akbaruddin at New York
India Promises Help on Covid-19 to 4 African Nations
Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday promised Indian help and medical assistance to his counterparts from four African countries — Burkina Faso, Comoros, Uganda and Mali — to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic that has sickened more than 2.6 million people worldwide and claimed almost 200,000 lives
Australia Backs India’s call for WHO Reform Post Covid-19 Crisis
Australia supports India’s call for the reform of the World Health Organization (WHO) once the world has overcome the Coronavirus crisis as part of efforts to shape the post Covid-19 global order, Australian high commissioner-designate Barry O’Farrell said on Friday.
No Move to Reduce the Retirement Age of Govt Employees – Busting Fake News
Strongly refuting the reports in a section of media that Government has moved a proposal for reducing the age of retirement of government employees to 50 years, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh categorically stated here today that there is no such move to reduce the retirement age nor has been such a proposal discussed or contemplated at any level in the government.
Bill Gates Applauds Indian PM Modi’s War On Covid-19 and Arogya Setu App
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has praised the Indian government and PM Narendra Modi for the recently introduced Aarogya Setu app. The app that tracks the Covid-19 spread in the country and gives tips on how to stay safe, was launched earlier this month for both Android and iPhones (iOS) and is claimed to have crossed 50 millions downloads already.
Indian FM Speaks to his Counterparts from US, Russia, Saudi, Oman and Brazil
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Russian and American counterparts on joint fight against Covid-19 besides reviewing Afghan situation. He also spoke with his counterparts from Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Self-Reliance India’s Biggest Lesson from Covid, Says PM
The coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19) has offered India a valuable lesson on the importance of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, and the country, each state within it, each district within every state, and each village within every district must aspire to attain the twin goals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.