Diplomacy

The ‘Outward Trade Mission’ from July 14 to 19 will feature a number of companies in the agro-processing, defence and electro-technical sectors.

The discussions between Modi and the visiting UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan saw the Indian leader commit to take ties to new heights. Al Nahyan, who arrived here on Sunday, held talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday.

Maldives defence chief Abdullah Shamaal discussed the topic with Indian officials during a visit to Delhi last week, people with knowledge of the talks said. The Maldives is seeking to replicate the Indian model in improving the relations between its defence forces and the civilian leadership.

As the chair of G20 Summit in Osaka, Prime Minister Abe has announced in the segment of energy and environment session that space debris is one of the environmental issues that requires attention. He claimed that satellites are indispensable for monitoring climate changes and deterioration of ocean environment by plastics wastes. Although space was not the agenda for G20 Summit meetings, it is one of the concerns that Japan considers international coordination plays a key role.

In addition to the environmental security, Japan and India are closing their gaps on the use and operation of space systems for peace and security in the context of Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Initiative. Japan and India have conducted 5 meetings as “2+2” (Foreign and Defense meetings) at Administrative Vice Minister level.

The development comes after Mekorot, the National Water Carrier of Israel, and Maharashtra government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mumbai last year.

The ICG said the Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters at Kolkata received a telephonic message from Assistant Director (Fisheries), Diamond Harbour regarding distress on board Indian fishing boat ‘Tara Shankar’ with 13 crew from Kakdwip in West Bengal.

DD India is currently available in Canada over the Asian Television Network, in the US over the ITV Network and in Mauritius over the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.

India and Myanmar have shared a very interesting relationship in the past. The reluctance to engage with the Indian insurgents in the forests of Myanmar had set doubts in India about the relationship with the nation. The lack of military prowess and an incapacity to reach the inhospitable reaches of the forested regions made for a meek alliance. But the things have changed between India and Myanmar.

People familiar with developments in both countries described the meeting as amicable, but said Jaishankar had made no bones about India’s concerns about efforts by Canada-based activists and groups to revive the Khalistan movement and the perceived failure of Ottawa to take a clear stand on the matter.

Vimarsh Aryan, First Secretary at India’s UN Mission, exercising India’s Right of Reply, slammed Pakistan’s “mendacious propaganda” and also said that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.