Latest Indian High Commission News & Updates

London, April 22 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan, met the UK Defence industry leaders, focusing on the impetus to boost collaboration in the defence sector.The CDS emphasised on Tuesday that enhanced economic integration will enable smoother collaboration in defence manufacturing, technology transfer and supply chain resilience. He also highlighted that defence industrial collaboration will boost co-design, co-development and co-production of critical technologies.Earli…

London, April 21 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan met the UK’s Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard, with their discussions focusing on the evolving nature of conflict and deepening military-to-military cooperation. General Chauhan also met the UK’s Minister of State (MoS) for Indo-Pacific Seema Malhotra.”CDS also held high-impact bilateral talks with Ms Seema Malhotra, MoS for Indo-Pacific to take forward India – UK Partnership, Defence Indus…

London, April 20 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan was accorded a Ceremonial Step Line and received by his UK counterpart Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, in London on Monday. This is the first official visit by an Indian CDS to the UK and marks the fifth senior UK–India military engagement this year, following the UK Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth’s visit to India in March.During their meeting, the two officials held discussions focused on …

Nicosia, April 17 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Cyprus, Manish held a meeting with Cyprus’ Minister of Justice and Public Order Costas Fytiris on Friday, discussing issues related to the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, including institutional cooperation between the two countries, extradition and criminal matters, exchange of prisoners, and various consular matters affecting Indian nationals. During the meeting, the Indian envoy briefed Costas Fytiris on recent developments in bilate…

Nairobi, April 15 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika called on Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula in Nairobi on Wednesday as the two sides held discussions on further strengthening parliamentary exchanges and advancing bilateral ties through the Friendship Groups. During the meeting, Swaika handed over a letter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to Moses Wetang’ula, conveying the constitution of the India–Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Indian Parli…

Colombo, April 7 (IANS) Thirty Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are currently on their way back home, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced. Sharing the update on X, the Indian mission said, “30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka today and are on their way home.”The detention of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities has been a recurring issue, often arising from allegations of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in …

Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, where both sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral engagement and cooperation across key sectors. During the meeting, Verma expressed India’s willingness to deepen ties through a positive, constructive and forward-looking approach built on shared interest and mutual benefit.Sharing the details about the meeting in a post on X, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said, “T…

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who was left stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham as flight operations were suspended owing to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel, shared her harrowing experience from Dubai and said the last few hours have been “extremely tense” as there were “sounds of interceptions and explosions” very close to where she and her team were holed up at Dubai Airport. Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the pre…

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) Indian badminton star PV Sindhu described a frightening ordeal after an explosion occurred close to the area where she and her team were sheltering at Dubai International Airport, forcing them to move to a safer location.Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the prestigious All England Open, which starts on Tuesday, and had a layover in Dubai on the way. But the two-time Olympic medallist stranded at Dubai airport amid a major flight disruption triggered by the escalati…

Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Tensions escalated along the Palk Strait after the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 12 fishermen from Pamban on Monday and seized their mechanised trawler on charges of alleged poaching in Sri Lankan waters.According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, the arrested fishermen had set out to sea on Sunday in a mechanised boat owned by David, a resident of Pamban near Rameswaram.The vessel was reportedly intercepted by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing in waters be…