Tokyo, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick met Japanese Internal Affairs Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa on Tuesday, discussing excellent and growing collaboration between the two nations across all sectors. Following the meeting, the Indian Embassy in Japan, in a post on X, wrote, “Ambassador-designate Nagma M. Mallick called on Japan’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hayashi Yoshimasa today. They discussed the excellent and growing collaboration between…
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Seoul, Feb 13 (IANS) India and South Korea held the sixth Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) on Friday, reviewing bilateral ties, including sharing the views on high-level exchanges, economic and commercial issues, security and defence, science and technology, cultural and people-to-people ties. The two sides also agreed to work to further enhance Special Strategic Partnership between both nations. Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran and South Korea’s V…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will be on a three-day official visit to India from February 17-19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. During the visit, Macron will also attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19. He will hold discussions with PM Modi on strengthening bilateral cooperation in various sectors as enshrined in the Horizon 2047 Roadmap, the MEA stated.The India-AI Impac…
Tokyo, Feb 9 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on her election triumph and stated that she is looking forward to working with him to strengthen the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two nations. “Thank you very much Prime Minister Narendra Modi for your warm congratulations on the House of Representatives election. I look forward to continuing to work together with you to strengthen the Special Strategic…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, on her “landmark victory” in the snap elections, and expressed confidence in the India-Japan friendship to “greater heights”.”Congratulations Sanae Takaichi on your landmark victory in the elections to the House of Representatives! Our Special Strategic and Global Partnership plays a vital role in enhancing global peace, stability and prosperity. I am confident that under your a…
Athens/New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday held discussions with Greece’s Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, who arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day on an official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “Delighted to welcome Minister of National Defence of Greece Nikos Dendias this evening. An in-depth conversation on a wide range of strategic and security issues. Appreciate his many insights and assessm…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Gujarat on Monday for an official visit to India, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This is Merz’s first official visit to India, aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between India and Germany.The German Chancellor was warmly received by Gujarat’s Governor, Acharya Devvrat, at the airport in Ahmedabad.Welcoming Merz, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) took to the social media platform X, stating, “India and…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Amidst diminishing clout and relevance in present times, the United Nations is under stress following US President Donald Trump’s Wednesday decision to further withdraw from more of its bodies and sharply curtail voluntary funding. The organisation has also failed to convincingly address concerns over the rise in armed conflict and widespread humanitarian crises.Global leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have repeatedly pressed for institutional reform to r…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, will be on an official visit to France and Luxembourg from January 4-9. During his visit to France, the EAM will meet French leadership and hold talks with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean Noel Barrot. In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “They will discuss the progress made under the India-France Strategic Partnership and matters of global importance. EAM will also address the 31st edition of the F…
Ottawa, Jan 3 (IANS) Extremist Khalistani elements are using Canada as a base to advance their agenda and foment tensions with India, a trend that Ottawa should stop. Other countries would not tolerate such extremist diaspora groups operating from Canadian soil, so Ottawa should take steps to prevent it, a report suggested on Saturday. According to Canada-based news website Western Standard, the referendum conducted by terror group Sikhs for Justice in November 2025 in Ottawa occurred at a time …