New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Thursday hailed India’s role bilaterally and in international forums, saying that New Delhi’s “voice carries a lot of weight”. Stocker stated that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agree that peace in all conflicts can be achieved through negotiations.While addressing a joint press meet with PM Modi following their talks in New Delhi on Thursday, Stocker stated that he and Prime Minister Modi support a rules-based order and no…
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New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met European People’s Party President and member of European Parliament, Manfred Weber in Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, the two leaders agreed on the need to continue the positive momentum in India-EU ties and early ratification of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).”Pleased to meet with European People’s Party President Manfred Weber, Member of European Parliament today in Delhi. We agreed on the need to continue the pos…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India and Sweden held the eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to strengthen cooperation in political engagements, trade and investment, defence and security, innovation, sustainability and people-to-people ties. The two sides also discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest. Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George and Sweden’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dag Hartelius …
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, during his second term in office, is radically altering the close and longstanding ties between India and the United States that had been forged over recent years, as his administration pursues a more isolationist America First policy, and given this, the “new rapprochement between India and the EU is crucially deemed to strengthen stability within the international system”, according to an article.The Trump administration has made a drastic s…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met members of the European Parliament led by Angelika Niebler here on Monday, discussing the new chapter in India-EU ties and the growing convergence between both sides. EAM Jaishankar expressed confidence that the European Parliament will be a pillar of support in this new era.”Pleased to interact with Members of European Parliament, led by Angelika Niebler, here in Delhi. Discussed the new chapter in 🇮🇳🇪🇺 tie…
Oslo, March 27 (IANS) India and Norway held discussions on enhancing bilateral and India-Nordic engagements covering various sectors, including sustainability and climate, innovation and digitalisation, shipping and tunneling, Arctic. The talks were held during a meeting between Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pooja Kapur and State Secretary, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik. During the meeting, Kravik recalled his recent visit to India to a…
Amaravati, March 11 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh has asked aqua farmers in the state not to panic about the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on aquaculture sector.State Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has advised shrimp farmers not to resort to panic harvesting for fear of impact on seafood exports in view of the conflict in the Gulf region.He held a video conference with Andhra Pradesh State Aquaculture Development Authority…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Sibi George, Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), held a meeting with visiting Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Fasel on the sidelines of the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Friday with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across various sectors. During the meeting, George and Fasel also discussed regional and global developments.”Secretary (West) Ambassador Sibi George met Swiss State Secretary of For…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and Finland believe in the rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy as he expressed support for every effort made to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Ukraine. While addressing a joint press meet with Finland President Alexander Stubb following their talks at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Thursday, PM Modi said that India and Finland agree that reforming global institutions is necessary to address global challeng…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Terming Finland as an “important partner” of India in the Nordic region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that the two nations are expanding cooperation in Arctic and polar research. While addressing a joint press meet with Finland President Alexander Stubb following their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday, PM Modi stated that the two nations have also agreed to expand research cooperation in teacher training, school-to-school partnersh…