News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
“I welcome the idea of India planning to launch its own space station and Russia is more than happy to collaborate with India to help them achieve this. My visit to India aims to strengthen the ties between Indian and Russia in the fields of culture, sports, education as well as economic. I will try to help India in all the space endeavours in possible ways,” Mr. Revin said.
All the Indian projects are undertaken in partnership with the Afghan government and are spread across each and every of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in diverse fields of development, including education, healthcare, infrastructure, administrative capacity, flood control, irrigation, agriculture, sports, he said.
Rivlin’s remarks came during a ceremony at the President’s House where India’s Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, submitted his credentials to the Israeli President.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India remained engaged with various stakeholders in the US, including the Trump administration, the Congress, civil society and others in addressing their questions on the issue.
“What is less known is India’s extensive diplomatic initiatives in the service of humanity in keeping with our civilisational values of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – the world is one family,” Shringla said.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest including bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation, capacity building and training for Uzbek security personnel in Indian institutions, border guarding and disaster management. Emphasizing on India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership, the Ministers welcomed increased cooperation between India and Uzbekistan in the area of security cooperation.
Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe have met already twice this year: first in Osaka on the sidelines of the G20 summit and then again in Vladivostok, Russia on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
While this diplomatic maneuvering may sound logical, it is a marked shift away from the Nehruvian ideals that have shackled India’s foreign policy and limited its effectiveness in serving national interests for several decades.
It is learnt that the two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of India-Bhutan relations, including the security situation in strategic areas.
“The government of India, with effect from November 16, 2019, has decided to extend the Visa-on-Arrival facility to nationals of the United Arab Emirates. This facility is aimed at further strengthening people to people and trade links as well as strategic ties between the two countries,” the embassy said in a statement.
