India, France Vow to Deny Safe Havens, Sources of Financing to Terrorists
India and France on Friday agreed to deepen their counterterrorism cooperation, stressing the need to deny safe havens and sources of funding to terrorists.
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News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
India, US Lawmakers to Hold First Exchange Visit in April
In a first, lawmakers from the United States and India lawmakers will hold an exchange visit this April, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS), Alice Wells said on Thursday.
India Foreign Secy Visits Afghanistan Ahead of US-Taliban Deal
Shringla held talks with acting foreign minister Haroon Chakhansuri and also NSA Hamdullah Mohib. He also called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and handed over a congratulatory letter from PM Narendra Modi. Ghani appreciated India’s consistent support for democracy and constitutional order in Afghanistan.
Int’l Conference to Standardise AYUSH Terms Adopts Delhi Declaration on Traditional Medicine
ICoSDiTAUS-2020 is the biggest ever international event dedicated to standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies of Traditional Medicine in terms of the broad level of participation covering virtually all the continents.
Swedish MPs Visit ECI, Meet Election Commissioners Arora, Lavasa, Chandra
CEC Sunil Arora welcomed the Swedish delegation and, in his address, stated that the Commission is committed to hold free, fair, transparent, peaceful, inclusive, accessible, ethical, and participative elections. He gave an overview of the last national elections held in India.
Develop ‘Better Understanding’ Before Jumping into Conclusions: India Tells UN Rights Body
India on Thursday “encouraged” the UN’s human rights body to develop a “better understanding and appreciation” of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions on issues like the amended citizenship law and the Kashmir issue
India-Myanmar Joint Statement following the State Visit of the President of Myanmar to India
At the invitation of His Excellency Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India and Smt. Savita Kovind, the First Lady, His Excellency U Win Myint, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Daw Cho Cho, the First Lady are paying a State Visit to India from 26 to 29 February 2020.
India Seeks Greater Defence Role in Africa with Revitalised Strategy
Officials won’t say who the annual buyers are yet, but India’s Defence ministry did say some 460 military manufacturing licences had been issued since 2015, twice as many as those issued before Mr Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, suggesting the business was doing well.
India, Russia to Step Up High Level Engagements
India, after hosting US President Donald Trump, will now focus on pushing its relations with major partner Russia through a series of high-level engagements marking 20th edition of annual summit and 10 years of special strategic partnership.
West Asia is Central to India’s Foreign Policy: V K Singh
Delivering the Inaugural Address, Minister of State for Road, Transport and Highways, Government of India, General Vijay Kumar Singh, noted that West Asia will always be central to India’s foreign policy with the Gulf region being one of the largest markets, supplier of energy and source of remittances by a large India Diaspora.