External Affairs

'IIndia's diplomatic and commercial communication should yield a positive result on import of rare earth magnets from China,' said commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal.

Republic Day 2024: MEA's tableau showcases India's G20 presidency, women-led developments

The tableau also depicted women-led development in the world, along with India's success in digital public infrastructure and green development with millets as super-food, depicted with the "Queen of Millets".

EAM S Jaishankar meets Myanmar counterpart; discusses India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway

In Bangkok, Jaishankar will participate in the 12th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation Mechanism and attend the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat.

LIVE: S Jaishankar's Address At G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting In Delhi | G20 In India

Watch the speech from S Jaishankar at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Delhi.

G20: India confident issues other than Russia-Ukraine will get due focus at foreign ministers' meet

The meeting, which will begin with a gala dinner on March 1, will see the participation of 40 delegations

India seeks action on 'so-called Khalistan referendum' in Canada

External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said India had taken up the matter with Canadian authorities through diplomatic channels and would continue to press Canada in this regard.

Team of Indian diplomats reached embassy in Afghanistan: EAM Jaishankar

He said the Indian diplomats had left the embassy in Afghanistan in August last year due to the situation then, and a batch of diplomats has now gone back

Parliament passes bill to ban funding of WMDs

The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022, piloted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, was passed with a voice vote even as opposition parties continued their protest on various issues, including against arrest of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.

US pullout from Afghanistan: 5 top diplomats weigh in on New Delhi’s options

As the Americans plan troop withdrawal in a frenzy from a volatile region, what it means for India, Kashmir, and South Asia

Closely monitoring Kuwait’s expat quota bill, says External Affairs Ministry

Kuwait government’s new anti-expatriate policy if approved, may displace up to eight lakh Indians

Providing development aid has been an important part of Indian foreign policy. Will it change due to COVID-19?

The COVID-19 situation may push India further to secure more assistance and soft loans under various bilateral or multilateral windows.

India rejects USCIRF reports; calls it 'biased and tendentious'

In the 2020 edition of its annual report on International Religious Freedom, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that religious freedom in India witnessed a drastic downward turn.

Pakistan's external affairs to be challenging in 2020; ties to remain tense with India: Think-Tank

Tense relations with India would continue to consume much of Pakistan's strategic and diplomatic bandwidth, Islamabad Policy Institute said in its report 'Pakistan Outlook 2020: Politics, Economy & Security'. Also, the peace process in Afghanistan would in near future continue to be marred by uncertainty, Dawn news quoted the report as saying.

Centre outlines plan to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative, offers soft loans

A total of 279 LOCs have been extended to 63 countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania, and Commonwealth of Independent States worth nearly $28 billion informed the minister to the lower house of the parliament.

India's exposure to US securities touch a high of $124 billion

India's holding jumped by $7 billion to $124.1 billion in April.

Protests at Oppo's Noida factory after Chinese employee 'tears' tricolour

It is not yet clear what provoked the incident, which has elicited a strong reaction on social media. Hashtags such as ‘How dare you Oppo’ and ‘Boycott China phones’ have been trending on Twitter.

DGMO to brief to Parliament panel on surgical strike

Top officials including Foreign Secretary and DGMO are scheduled to brief a panel of MPs, including congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, on the surgical strikes conducted by the army across the LoC on September 28.

Arrested JeM militants over Pathankot air base attack: Pakistan

News of the arrests comes 48 hours before a rare meeting of foreign secretaries of the nuclear-armed rivals is tentatively scheduled to take place.

India-Africa summit: NDMC lines up cultural treat

The civic body is also dedicating to the summit an 'India- Africa Friendship Rose Garden' on Shantipath, which will be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on October 25.

PM to hold many bilateral talks during India-Africa summit

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Modi will hold one-on-one talks with leaders of the African continent between October 28 to October 30.

After attending Pak Day, VK Singh tweets on duty, disgust

Singh on Monday night said he was asked by the government to represent it at the Pakistan National Day reception. "The Government of India has to sent an MoS. They sent me and I went there and came back," he said replying to a question about his presence at the reception.

India, China hold third meeting on border affairs

"The meeting deals with all issues of peace and tranquillity on the border...However, this meeting does not deal with border issues as those issues are handled by Special Representatives on both sides," said the spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.

Sinha asks govt to take note of Chinese General's warning

BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha today urged the Government to take serious note of a Chinese General's warning to India against provoking "new trouble" by increasing military deployment at the border.

UK to introduce financial bonds to curb visa misuse

India is also set to face off with UK on visa issues. UK has plans to introduce financial bonds for visitors in order to curb visa misuse. The UK said these bonds will not be for all visitors - it will be for visitors who are in the high risk category and the process will be selective.

Govt paints rosy picture to lure QFIs via global roadshows

CNBC-TV18‘s Aakansha Sethi reports that officials from the finance and external affairs ministries, investment bankers and representatives from NSE and BSE are headed out on roadshows to present the right perspective of the Indian economy to investors across the globe.