Moscow, March 31 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit India in May to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries, local media reported on Tuesday citing a statement from Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. “Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to take part in the BRICS ministerial meeting on May 14-15 this year, which will determine the set and general outlines of the final documents that the Indian presidency will submit to the BRICS sum…
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Johannesburg, March 25 (IANS) India’s ability to navigate relationships with multiple, often competing actors, could become a key diplomatic strength, serving as a link between BRICS and the US, which under President Donald Trump viewed the bloc as anti-American and as a potential threat to Washington, a report has highlighted. South African newspaper ‘The Citizen’ reflected how India’s relationship with Israel would impact the unity of the BRICS countries.While the conflict in Iran has …
Moscow/New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar on Monday said that, guided by its humanity first and people-centric approach during its ongoing BRICS chairship, India remains focused on deepening engagement with Russia to collectively address common challenges through a balanced and inclusive framework. Addressing a conference titled ‘India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda’ virtually, EAM Jaishankar reaffirmed New Delhi’s unwavering commitment to its longs…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian conveying to him Eid and Nowruz greetings and also discussing the current security situation in the West Asia region. During the call, PM Modi condemned attacks on critical infrastructure in the region and also asserted the significance of safeguarding freedom of navigation along with keeping the shipping lanes open and secure.This was PM Modi’s second phone conversation with the Ira…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India’s 2026 BRICS presidency is expected to test New Delhi’s diplomacy even more than its highly successful presidency of the G20 as BRICS members – including Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia – navigate divergent positions amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The question, a report highlighted on Thursday, is how India would be able to forge consensus language acceptable to all sides. Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal wrote in India Narrative that the …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Vikram K Doraiswami, presently High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Doraiswami is expected to take up the assignment shortly.He was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom in August 2022 after having served as India’s High Commissioner to Ba…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Two Indian nationals were killed and several others injured in an attack in Oman’s Sohar amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that the Indian mission in Oman is in contact with local authorities and the employer company and is providing assistance to those affected.“We lost two Indian nationals today in an attack in Sohar, Oman, in the ongoing conflict in Wes…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday held another telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, discussing bilateral cooperation and matters concerning BRICS, where India is the current chair and Iran a member of the grouping. This marked the fourth such conversation between the two ministers amid the escalating crisis involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.The interaction followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s …
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Congress party on Friday expressed its disapproval of the government’s reaction to the recent assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming that there has been a lack of response regarding the matter, and even Parliament has failed to make an obituary reference.In a social media post on X, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh stated: “Ayatollah Khameini, the constitutional head of state in Iran, was assassinated on Feb 28 2026 by the US and Israel. The PM is silent. The EAM…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress on Monday expressed grave concern over External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s parliamentary statement, describing it as “vapid” and inadequate in addressing India’s strategic challenges in West Asia. Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, on behalf of the party’s Foreign Affairs Department, said the External Affairs Minister has failed to register any protest against the sinking of IRIS Dena in India’s strategic backyard, a development that com…