News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
For the second time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi topped the ‘Global Leader Approval’ ratings released by American research firm – Morning Consult, with the highest 70 per cent approval ratings.
India and France looked to ramp up defence and security ties in another round of strategic dialogue on Friday, with the latter reiterat
This agreement was signed during Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Muraleedharan’s first visit to Senegal, during which the two sides reviewed bilateral ties and explored possibilities of increasing engagement.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to President Macron, had a detailed discussion on both countries strengthening maritime security with France willing to supply the latest technology in the sub-surface dimensions including underwater drones.
Perhaps the biggest upside of the rapid increasing digital penetration has accrued in the public digital infrastructure space. UPI has changed the way money moves in India.
India, Indonesia and the Philippines will join South Africa as the first recipients of a multibillion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their transition from coal power to clean energy, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) said on Thursday.
The Indian delegation was led by Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and the Bhutanese delegation was led by H.E. Dasho Karma Tshering, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan.
Talking about Adi Shankaracharya, Shri Modi said that the meaning of Shankar in Sanskrit is – “शं करोति सः शंकरः”. That is, the one who does welfare is Shankar. This grammar was directly proven by Acharya Shankar. His life was as extraordinary as it was devoted to the welfare of the common man, he said. The Prime Minister recalled there was a time when spirituality and religion started getting linked with stereotypes and outdated practices. Whereas, Indian philosophy talks about human welfare and looks at life in a holistic way. Adi Shankaracharya did the work of making the society aware of this truth, he said.
Since 1976, 55 idols have been returned to India. 75% of the idols that have been returned were done so during the tenure of Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi .Out of the 55 antiquities, 42 were returned after 2014 with the Annapurna Devi being the last addition to this.
The Amit Shah-headed cooperation ministry created by the Narendra Modi government is likely to launch an open, digitised platform for cooperatives, the first of a series of tasks being taken up to overhaul the sector, said a person familiar with the matter.
