India has welcomed the understanding reached between the Taliban and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani; for a ceasefire in Afghanistan for three days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Press Release from the Ministry of External Affairs stated that; “India...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his counterpart in Mauritius and had a telephonic conversation. Notably, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth received praise for controlling the COVID-19 outbreak efficiently. Accordingly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opined that Mauritius document its best...
Political rivals of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing agreement. The Ministry of External Affairs of India praised the agreement; signed between the two leaders in a press release on May 17, 2020. India welcomed...
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been engaged with counterparts from US, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and Vietnam; in weekly telephonic conversations to share ideas and best practices in the Indo-Pacific region. For responding to COVID-19 pandemic....
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on May 13, 2020, participated in a video-conference of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO); in light of situations arising due to coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement from the External Affairs...
India strongly condemned the multiple terror attacks that took place in Afghanistan; including those on a maternity hospital in a Shia-dominated area in Kabul; on a funeral procession in Nangarhar, and on a military check post, in the last...
Government of India launched Mission Sagar on May 10, 2020, as part of the government’s outreach initiative; towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The deployment is in consonance with the Prime Ministers...
As the COVID-19 death toll exceeded 30,000 mark in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte. Prime Minister Modi conveyed his condolences to Mr. Giuseppe Conte for the loss of lives...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone call today with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali. PM Modi recalled the close ties between India and Ethiopia; and the excellent development partnership between the two nations. The two...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, on May 5, issued a circular to provide consular services to foreign nationals for a period of 30 days from the date of the lifting of the prohibition on international travel. This is done...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed COVID-19 pandemic with his Portugal counterpart, Antonio Costa, over the phone yesterday. In a tweet, PM Modi said India and Portugal will continue to work together and support each other in these trying times;...
Ministry of External Affairs appoints state-level coordinators on May 6, 2020. This is to ensure close coordination between various Ministries, State governments and the Center. They have to facilitate the return of hundreds of thousands of Indians stranded around...
India is in touch with Pakistan in ensuring implementation of the verdict by the International Court of Justice in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, official sources said on May 6, 2020. Jadhav, a retired Indian...
The online summit of Non-Aligned Movement Group took place on May 4, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also participated in the summit which took place through video conferencing.  'United Against COVID-19' was the theme of the summit. The present...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Supreme Court seeks return of Indian migrants from Kuwait. Done through a specific direction permitting only chartered flights from the State of Kuwait to land at Indian airports. Apprising the Court of Kuwait's...
Seasoned diplomat TS Tirumurti appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) at New York. He is presently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The appointment was officially published on the website of...
In a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his “appreciation” for the help extended by New Delhi; in the process of repatriation of Canadians stranded in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two...
The religious freedom conditions in India were widely covered by world media in 2019, often citing a drastic downward trend in the religious freedom of the country. In effect, the United Nation Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended designation...
An international NGO, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) claims that India is on verge of a food crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic. The NGO also tried to bring attention towards “discriminatory” enforcement of laws against Muslims and other...
The Ministry of Finance through its Department of Economics has issued a notice. The notice issued in the Gazette of India on April 27, 2020. In effect, it provided for the establishment of the International Financial Services Centre Authority....
Pakistan hosted a SAARC virtual meeting on COVID-19 on April 23, 2020. Explicitly, the video conference mainly comprised of health ministers from the various SAARC countries. However, the Director-General of Health Services represented India at the conference. Additionally, experts...
The US state of Missouri filed a lawsuit on April 21, 2020, against the government of China over COVID-19. The lawsuit alleges that nation’s officials are to blame for the global status of the pandemic. The lawsuit, filed in...
India strongly condemned the attack by Pakistan maritime forces carried on two Indian boats off the coast of Gujarat. Explicitly, Pakistan Agency attacked Indian fishermen onboard two Indian fishing boats, 'Omkar' and 'Mahasagar'. According to reports, there were eight...
In a press release dated 18.02.2020, the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences expressed the signing of a letter of intent on Integrated Ocean Management and Research with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway and the Ministry of Climate and Environment,...
FIEO President, Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf, reacted to the highest ever double-digit decline in monthly exports during March 2020 by 34.57 per cent at USD 21.41 billion. He said that COVID-19 has not only pulled down the world sentiment to...
INTERPOL has issued guidelines to help enhance the safety and effectiveness of law enforcement agencies in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing the importance of law enforcement agencies in the battle against COVID-19, the guidelines highlight the emerging crimes in the...
The Ministry of External Affairs issued an awaited notification on 2nd April 2020, allowing the transit of foreign nationals stranded in India in the lockdown. The Ministry of External Affairs shall determine and allow the transit on a case-to-case...
On Wednesday, the French Court of Cassation held that a relationship of subordination exists between Uber, a multi-national ride-hailing company, and its drivers. Uber has previously claimed that it is a freelance digital platform for self-employed drivers. However, the court held...
The first case of Novel Coronavirus aka COVID-19 was reported on December 12, 2019, in Wuhan, China; however, the virus was not identified at the time. Soon, more cases of the kind ("strange pneumonia") started emerging in the area. By...