Glasgow, July 23 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Periasamy Kumaran, expressed confidence in the country’s sporting progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking on the sidelines of an event organised to support Team India ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.Reflecting on India’s evolving sports ecosystem, Kumaran said the rise of professional leagues, greater career opportunities for athletes and initiatives promoting fitness have placed th…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) IT industry’s apex body Nasscom has announced the constitution of the UK Technology Advisory Council (TAC) that will serve as a strategic industry advisory body to the High Commission of India in UK, providing structured inputs on accelerating India-UK technology partnership, it was announced on Thursday.The aim is to boost government-led tech security initiative on artificial intelligence, enhance cross border trade, investment and talent development and streamline e…
Manila, April 9 (IANS) Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Periasamy Kumaran and Undersecretary for Policy at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs, Leo M Herrera-Lim, co-chaired the 28th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting in Manila. During the meeting, the participants reviewed progress in the implementation of decisions of the ASEAN-India Summit held in October 2025 and discussed ways to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.In a post on X, the MEA s…
Manila, April 8 (IANS) Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Periasamy Kumaran, held a meeting with the Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Maria Theresa P. Lazaro in Manila on Thursday, discussing progress of strategic partnership between two nations and India’s active support for ASEAN. In a post on X, Lazaro stated, “A pleasure meeting Mr. Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, who is in Manila for the 28th ASEAN-India Senio…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Periasamy Kumaran, presently Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the MEA announced on Thursday. A 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kumaran, is expected to take up the assignment shortly.He will be replacing Vikram Doraiswami who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to China and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.Kumaran has been serving as …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India on Monday reiterated its commitment to the judicial process while rubbishing claims of any involvement in transnational organised crime as “baseless, politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence despite repeated requests.” Addressing a special briefing on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Periasamy Kumaran said that India believes any such concerns must be addressed throu…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met veterans of the Azad Hind Fauj, also known as the Indian National Army (INA), in Kuala Lumpur as part of his two-day official visit to Malaysia, highlighting the historical contribution of the force and its legacy among the Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia. In one of his interactions, the Prime Minister met INA veteran Jeyaraj Raja Rao and described the meeting as deeply inspiring. Sharing photographs of the interaction on X,…