Diplomacy

The scheme, which came into effect from October 1, will provide single business, humanitarian and tourist visas in the form of an electronic document.

On October 3 and 4 Hasina will attend the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum here in Delhi while taking the ‘Innovating for India’ and ‘Impacting the World’ themes into consideration.

Rawat is currently on a five-day visit to the Maldives in which he has visited the Military Hospital where the Indian Armed Forces medical team is providing support in functioning of the medical institution.

The Indian Coast Guard regional headquarters (East) is conducting the first-ever training for eight personnel, two officers and six personnel below officer rank, of the Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard at Chennai till October 19, as part of an international cooperation between the two countries.

The Saudi stance on the issue was conveyed to India in a two-hour meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday, sources told ANI.

Doval’s visit is a signal from New Delhi of the importance given to ties and sentiments of the Saudi leadership. The NSA’s presence is significant not merely because he is the highest-ranking emissary of the prime minister. He has personally spearheaded the government action in Kashmir after Parliament voted to de-operationalise Article 370 of the Constitution. Doval will emphasise to the Saudi leadership on how the move was an internal one

“If you have… a United Nations where the most populous country in the world — may be in 15 years — with the third largest economy is not in the decision making of the United Nations, I grant you, it affects the country concerned. “But I would also suggest it affects the United Nations’ credibility,” said Jaishankar in response to a question after his speech.

The event, “Women Leaders as Changemakers: Gender Equality for Good Governance”, was organised by the Indian Ministry of Panchayati Raj and UN Women India on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

This action, which forms part of the Indo-French strategic partnership and the bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation plan between the two countries, will specifically deal with the theme of bioterrorism threat management.