News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
At a time when SARS-COV2 virus has taken the entire world under its blanket, halting trillion dollars of trades and confining billions to their houses, Coronavirus has definitely brought world to a standstill. However, the pandemic could not slow down the pace of the rising bilateral cooperation between India and Israel.
The Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India has launched portal www.strandedinindia.com on 31st March 2020, with a view to identify, assist and facilitate foreign tourists who are stranded in various parts of India due to the lockdown situation necessitated by the COVID19 global pandemic.
Amid the nationwide lockdown, the central government has announced various relief packages to decrease the plight of the poor, farmers and workers. Recently, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced ‘PM Garib Kalyan Yojana’ which aimed to offer 1.7 Lakh Crore Package to the poor and needy to fight against the global pandemic COVID-19.
Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) announced on Sunday that the first India-Iran-Afghanistan intermodal transport, using Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) has been completed.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday strongly condemned the comments made by the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the new domicile law for Jammu and Kashmir, saying repeated attempts to interfere in India’s internal affairs will not make its “untenable” claims acceptable.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with H.E. Donald Trump, President of United States of America. The two leaders exchanged views on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global well-being and economy.
Rajnesh Oswal took oath as a judge of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on April 2. He became the first one to do so under the Indian Constitution. High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal administered the oath to Oswal in the central hall of the court complex in Jammu.
Speaking to HT, Nabarro called the 21-day lockdown in India a “far-sighted decision,” adding that it was imposed “quite early on.” The PM Modi-led government imposed the lockdown when there were limited cases and that, in Nabarro’s opinion, “gave the whole country the opportunity to come to terms with the reality of this enemy.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to enjoy the highest popularity among all democratic leaders in their combat against Wuhan or Coronavirus, according to a report in London-based ‘Financial Times’.
The Centre on Thursday blacklisted 960 foreign Tablighi Jamaat workers and cancelled their visas for violation of visa norms, recommending further action against them for violating the 21-day lockdown imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
