Diplomacy

“We are very happy that we have that understanding and support from our friends in the US Administration,” Shringla said.
“This is the new paradigm, which has never been attempted before. This bold and courageous step has never been attempted before. We are very happy to see and I must say that we have received the fullest support apart from our friends and particularly from the United States,” Shringla said on India’s move to revoke the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.

The prime minister will attend 16th ASEAN-India Summit, the 14th East Asia Summit and the third summit meeting of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is negotiating the trade deal.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached Tashkent, Uzbekistan today to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and participate in bilateral engagements with the Uzbekistan government.

India and Germany signed five joint declarations of intent and inked 11 pacts in fields such as space, civil aviation, maritime technology, medicine and education.

A delegation of the Indian industry that included Bharat Forge, Ashok Leyland and L&T among others has been hosted in the Kingdom in the recent past. The General Authority of Military Industry has visited India. “Initial talks have been conducted to see what all cooperation is possible,” sources on the Indian side said.

PM Modi will be visiting Bangkok at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Secretary East Vijay Thakur Singh said at a media briefing.

India and Saudi Arabia have signed 12 MoUs and agreements in key sectors including renewable energy, security cooperation, and civil aviation.

Angela Merkel and PM Narendra Modi are expected to discuss trade, investment, regional security and climate change. Both countries could sign agreements in areas such as AI and green urban mobility, German ambassador said.

According to top diplomatic sources, “The location of Tamil Nadu has been shortlisted though not yet confirmed. Besides Gujarat, Northeast, another state getting a lot of investments from the Japanese government and companies in Tamil Nadu.” The Japanese leader during his earlier visits has already been to Varanasi in 2015 and Gujarat in 2017.

Both sides condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner without any double standards, officials said.