India Builds Sanskrit Vidhyalaya in Nepal’s Ilam
The Sanskrit Vidhyalaya at Barbote Village Development Committee was built under the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Development Cooperation programme at a cost of Nepali Rupees 31.13 million.
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
India-China Tussle: Government Seeks Stricter Checks on Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Korea, Asean imports
The commerce and industry ministry has sought stricter scrutiny of goods coming from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea and the Asean bloc, amid fears of Chinese imports increasingly being routed through these countries. It has pushed for fast tracking amendments to the customs law to tighten the rules to claim concessional benefits under India’s free trade pacts, in line with the changes proposed in the budget this year.
India-EU Plans Next Edition of the Summit Mid-July to Pursue Rules Based International Order
The next Summit with the EU is being planned in mid-July to strengthen strategic partnership based on similar values and democratic traditions vis-a-vis Chinese efforts to unilaterally shape geo-politics, ET has reliably gathered.
Space Policy, Space Activities Bill in Final Stages: ISRO Chairman
The space policy and the Space Activities Bill are in the final stages, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said, days after the government opened up the space sector for private players.
India, Afghanistan Sign 5 Pacts for Developing Educational Infra in Afghan Provinces
The projects to be taken up under the five MoUs include the construction of classrooms, a higher education building and a road within the campus of Albironi University. The projects are spread across the four provinces of Nooristan, Badakhshan, Farah and Kapisa.
Zimbabwe Thanks India for Covid Aid; President Says ‘Your Donations Touch Our Hearts’
The President of Zimbabwe Mnangagwa expressed gratitude to India for its aid to the nation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic & hailed their friendship
Japan Seeks to Share Defence Intelligence with India, UK, Australia Amid Tiff with China
Amid global retaliation against China, Japan on Friday has sought to expand its defense intelligence sharing to India, Australia and U.K, as per international news reports. The country reportedly has decided to include these three nations by amending its state secrets law which already covers US.
More than 2 Crore N95 Masks & More than 1 Crore PPEs Distributed Free of Cost to States
Along with augmenting COVID-19 facilities, Centre has been providing medical supplies free of cost to the State/UT governments to supplement their efforts. Most of the products supplied by Government of India (GOI) were not being manufactured in the country in the beginning, and there was a global demand due to the pandemic resulting in scare availability in the foreign markets.
INS Kesari Travels 7500 Nautical Miles, Reaches Out to 5 Indian Ocean Nations to Deliver COVID-19 Aid
In a major milestone for Indian Navy, its naval ship INS Kesari traversed over 7500 nautical miles in over 55 days and delivered COVID-19 aid to 5 countries -Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles.
Indian Envoy Meets National Space Council, Discusses India-US Collaboration in Science and Space
Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday said that he had held several meetings with Kelvin Droegmeier, Director, Office of Science and Tech Policy, and Scott Pace, Executive Secretary, National Space Council this week to discuss India-US collaboration in science and space.