Jakarta, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian community at the hotel of his stay in Indonesia’s Jakarta. PM Modi greeted members of the Indian community, who enthusiastically chanted “Modi Modi”, while welcoming him at the hotel in Jakarta.PM Modi witnessed cultural performances and applauded the artists who performed to welcome him. He also watched the shadow puppetry celebrating the timeless grandeur of the Ramayana.Earlier…
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Jakarta, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jakarta Monday afternoon, kicking off his two-day visit to Indonesia. In a special gesture, President Prabowo Subianto personally received PM Modi at the airport as he was accorded a warm welcome. Fighter jets from the Indonesian Air Force accompanied the Indian PM’s plane from the time it entered the Indonesian airspace.At the airport, PM Modi witnessed traditional Indonesian performances.During the visit, PM Modi will hold bilate…
Jakarta, July 5 (IANS) India opened its campaign at the U-19 Asian Boxing Championships in emphatic fashion as World Boxing Futures Cup gold medallist Chandrika Pujari and silver medallist Joyshree Devi registered dominant victories on the opening day in Jakarta, Indonesia.Competing in the preliminary rounds, Chandrika outboxed Mongolia’s Lakham Tsendbaatar to secure a unanimous 5-0 victory in the girls’ 51kg category. Joyshree followed with an equally commanding display, forcing a second-round …
Jakarta, July 4 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, Indian envoy Sandeep Chakravorty on Saturday said that discussions regarding Indonesia’s interest in the BrahMos missile system were at an advanced stage and expressed hope that they would soon materialise.“There have been discussions which are at an advanced stage. And we hope that very soon these discussions will materialise and there will be movement of defence equipment from India into Indonesia,” Ambassad…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India will field a balanced mix of proven performers and emerging talent at the U-19 & U-23 Asian Boxing Championships, with reigning Asian champion Vishvanath Suresh and World Boxing Futures Cup gold medallist Chandrika Bhoresh Pujari leading the country’s challenge at the continental event, which begins on July 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday announced its squads across both age groups, with the tournament expected to provi…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Indonesian counterpart, Sugiono, co-chaired the 8th Indonesia–India Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing key priorities under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Sugiono stated that he looked forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Indonesia.”Delighted to co-chair the 8th Indonesia–India Joint Commission Meeting with Dr S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India…
Jakarta, April 28 (IANS) The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 84 people injured, local officials said on Tuesday.Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he extended condolences on behalf of the government and himself, and promising a quick investigation into the tragic event. President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train …
Singapore, April 26 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship Sunayna arrived at Singapore’s Changi Naval Base for a port call as part of the IOS SAGAR initiative, said the High Commission of India in Singapore on Sunday.The High Commissioner visited IOS SAGAR and interacted with members from partner navies of the Indian Ocean Region onboard IOS SAGAR.He appreciated their role in strengthening maritime partnerships and fostering interoperability under the SAGAR vision.The IOS Sagar mission is a unique programme …
Singapore, April 25 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayana is heading to Singapore under the IOS Sagar mission with the theme of ‘One Ocean, One mission’, the Indian High Commission in Singapore stated on Sunday. The IOS Sagar mission is a unique programme enabling naval personnel from partner navies to train and sail together onboard an Indian Naval Ship, the High Commission of India wrote on X. IOS SAGAR is a practical expression of vision MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Securi…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), April 24 (IANS) Indian Navy’s sail training ship, INS Sudarshini, reached Las Palmas on Thursday, marking the first visit of an Indian naval ship to the Canary Islands, the Indian Navy stated on Friday. This visit is a part of the vessel’s ongoing transoceanic deployment under Lokayan 26, and the stopover serves as a strategic pause before the ship embarks on her ambitious trans-Atlantic passage, spokesperson of the Indian Navy mentioned. The vessel…