Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met World Bank president Ajay Banga when they exchanged views about the concerns of the ‘Global South’.
Tag: Diplomacy
Modi lauds NRI community development, announces new consulate, work visa programme during France visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed members of the NRI community in France and described India as a “model of diversity”.
Cross-party event to mark Indian independence held in UK Parliament complex
Members in the UK Parliament complex hosted a special celebration to mark the 76th year of India’s independence with cross-party support and the backing of the India (Trade and Investment) All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
Biden administration urges 26/11 terrorist Tahawwur Rana be extradited to India
The Biden administration reiterated that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana be extradited to India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and urged a US court in California to deny the writ of habeas corpus filed by him.
India summons Pakistan envoy over incidents of violence against Sikh community
The Indian government issued an official summons to a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission to lodge a strong protest over the recent incidents of attacks against members of the Sikh community in that country, sources said.
EAM Jaishankar’s aide Dr Shilpak Ambule is next Indian High Commissioner to Singapore: MEA
Dr Shilpak N Ambule, presently Joint Secretary in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2002 batch, and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
WATCH: Millions of people in India and across the globe celebrate Yoga Day
Even as India celebrated the International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead celebrations at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York today.
Putin shows unverified 2022 peace treaty with Ukraine to African delegation
During a meeting with the leaders of the African Union (AU), Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday accused Ukraine of signing a peace treaty with Moscow to end the ongoing war in 2022.
Task force to investigate and help Indian student victims of fraud: Canada immigration minister
Canadian authorities have decided not to immediately deport the Indian students who were trapped in an alleged immigration scam and had reached the country with fake university admission letters.
Indian government, Congress both attack Canada over float showing Indira Gandhi’s assassination
In a rare instance of political unity, the Bharatiya Janata Party government and Opposition Indian National Congress have both strongly criticised a float in a Canadian parade which depicted the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards.