Port Louis, July 24 (IANS) Terming the partnership with India as “multifaceted”, Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful on Friday highlighted the active involvement of Indian government in financing and developing numerous infrastructure projects in the Indian Ocean nation. In an interview with IANS, Ramful, who is also a minister for Regional Integration and International Trade, highlighted the growing business ties between both countries.”India-Mauritius partnership is multifaceted and it…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India’s special economic package of nearly $680 million for Mauritius reflects the deepening strategic and economic partnership between the two countries, Mauritius’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Dhananjay Ramful, said on Friday.In an interview with IANS, Ramful said the package, comprising grants and concessional lines of credit, underscores the importance India attaches to Mauritius under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lead…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India reaffirmed its commitment to an open, transparent and WTO‑consistent multilateral trade regime at the country’s Eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR), which concluded on Thursday at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. In his closing statement to the WTO Membership, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal highlighted India’s commitment to an open, transparent and predictable trade and investment regime. He underlined that India’s tariff reforms, customs simplifica…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday met Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, in New Delhi and discussed ways to further expand bilateral cooperation across a range of priority sectors, including higher education, capacity building, healthcare, artificial intelligence, digital technology and water supply.Sharing details of the meeting on X, EAM Jaishankar described the interact…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago, arrived in New Delhi on Saturday as part of his official visit to India.”Warmly welcome Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, as he arrives in New Delhi. The visit follows President Mwinyi’s successful engagements in Chennai yesterday, where he attended the 63rd Convocation Ceremony of IIT Madras as the Chief …
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) China’s mounting economic vulnerabilities are creating fresh strategic and economic risks for Europe, with Beijing becoming more assertive at home and abroad despite slowing growth, a report has said.According to an analysis by The Diplomat, Europe has long assumed China’s rise would continue uninterrupted and eventually lead to political liberalisation. However, with those expectations proving misplaced, the European Union needs to adopt a more pragmatic and interest-d…
Zanzibar City/New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi will be on an official visit to India from July 17-20 at the invitation of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan. During the visit, Mwinyi and Vice President Radhakrishnan will hold talks to review the full spectrum of India-Tanzania ties and explore new avenues for future collaboration. External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar will also call on President Myinyi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.For his visit…
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) India has warned that people’s view of the UN is sinking as it fails to reform the Security Council to make it capable of ending conflicts end human suffering.“Public perception about the UN has changed adversely in the recent past primarily due to the Security Council’s inability to meaningfully intervene in raging conflicts across different parts of the globe”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Tuesday.“The Security Council has been in…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, where the two discussed key global developments, including the conflicts in West Asia, Ukraine and Sudan, as India formally launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028–2029 term.The high-level meeting took place on the sidelines of the launch of India’s UNSC campaign at the UN Headquarters, mark…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028–29 term, outlining New Delhi’s vision for a more representative, effective and future-ready global order.Addressing the event, Jaishankar stressed that the world is facing unprecedented challenges and called for stronger leadership from the United Nations and its principal security body.“We are witnessing leve…