Dhaka, July 24 (IANS) India has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the 18th BRICS Summit, to be held in New Delhi on September 12-13, where discussions are expected to centre on global cooperation, trade and sustainable development, according to local media reports.Addressing reporters on Thursday afternoon, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had received the invitation letter from Ind…
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Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Hailing growing ties between India and Argentina, Consul General of Argentina in Mumbai, Daniel Quer Confalonieri, said on Friday that both countries continue to work on expanding cooperation across various sectors In an interview with IANS, Confalonieri also recalled how the ‘International Day of Yoga’ was celebrated widely in Argentina.”Although we are very far away because if you want to go to Argentina you have to fly 26 hours with a stopover. But, our societies are ve…
Kuwait City, July 13 (IANS) Condemning the ongoing attacks on its Consulate General in Iraq’s Basra, Kuwait on Monday questioned the efforts being made by the country’s government to fulfill its international obligations as stipulated under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963).Terming the attacks as an “unacceptable violation” of the inviolability of the consulate, Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the Iraqi government to take immediate and decisive measures to hold …
Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a meeting with Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Monday, with discussions held on regional situation and defence industry cooperation. In a post on X, Koizumi stated, “First visit to Japan by India’s Defence Secretary Singh. Including follow-up to Prime Minister Takaichi’s recent visit to India, we were able to engage in a broad and constructive exchange of views on regional situations, defence industry cooperation, and m…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Indian intelligence agencies have warned of an emerging security threat to the Indian diaspora in Canada and the United Kingdom, with inputs indicating that elements linked to the Pakistan-based Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Khalistani extremists are planning a coordinated campaign of attacks against individuals perceived to be supporters of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.According to intelligence officials, the Indian diaspora in both countries has witne…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, on Thursday held wide-ranging talks on the full spectrum of India-Japan ties, including trade and investment, economic security, energy, emerging technologies, defence and people-to-people exchanges. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders also exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest. “The talks delivered concrete progress on key priorities …
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India on Wednesday urged Pakistan to expedite the release and repatriation of 188 Indian fishermen and civil prisoners, who have completed their sentences. As both countries exchanged – through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad – the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called for early release and repatriation of civil prisoners, fishermen along with their boats, and missing…
Bangkok, June 30 (IANS) India and Thailand on Tuesday discussed ways to deepen their strategic partnership by expanding bilateral trade and investment during a meeting between India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow. In a post on X, Indian Embassy in Thailand stated, “Ambassador Puneet Agrawal paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, today.””Discuss…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Monday proposed a historic Sister City agreement between Bengaluru and Lima, the capital of Peru, saying the initiative would strengthen bilateral ties and pave the way for expanding India-Peru trade to $10 billion.Speaking at a high-level diplomatic event organised in Bengaluru to commemorate the 205th Independence Day of the Republic of Peru and mark 63 years of diplomatic relations between India and Peru, Dr. Param…
Victoria, June 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Indian Ocean connects India and Seychelles and thus the two nations do not meet as “strangers” but as old friends. Addressing the Seychelles National Assembly, PM Modi noted that the relations between the two nations did not start with the establishment of diplomatic ties, but when five Indians came to Seychelles in August 1770. He stated that the bond between two nations is built by people, nurtured by families and su…