Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has advised shipping companies as well as maritime recruitment and placement agencies to restrict deployment of Indian seafarers to in the Middle East conflict areas until further orders, days after three Indian seafarers onboard MT Settebello were killed after the US military strike on the commercial vessel off the Oman coast.DG Shipping, in a circular, said masters of vessels operating in or transiting through the Gulf region, in…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Congress on Sunday criticised United States’ coarse response and also disapproved of India’s ‘feeble’ response to American Navy strike on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which claimed the lives of three Indian seafarers. They also called out External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not being “firm enough” in presenting India’s situation during his conversation with US counterpart Marco Rubio.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Manish Tewari called the incident “extremely…
Nice, June 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held delegation-level talks in France’s Nice on Sunday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and other officials were present during the meeting.During the meeting, PM Modi and President Macron are expected to review the full spectrum of the India-France bilateral relationship, which was elevated to the level of a Special Global Stra…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Saturday presided over the flagging‑off ceremony of the first batch of pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) 2026 at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Margherita congratulated the yatris on their selection and informed them that accommodation would be provided at the new acclimatisation centres recently inaugurated (virtually) b…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, arrived in Dhaka on Friday through the Petrapole-Benapole border crossing between the two countries. The envoy, accompanied by his wife Minal Trivedi, was welcomed by the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pawan Badhe, upon arrival.Sharing the visuals of Trivedi’s arrival through the land route on the social media platform X, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said, “A warm welcome to High Com…
Helsinki, June 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister(EAM) S Jaishankar has expressed hope that the US-Iran negotiations would yield an early breakthrough, noting that the continuing conflict is creating challenges and leaving much of the world in the position of a “frustrated observer.” Speaking during a panel discussion at the Kultaranta Talks with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen and UAE’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lana Nusseibeh on “Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition,” …
Helsinki, June 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday strongly defended India’s decision to buy Russian oil, stressing that New Delhi’s choices were based on cost and availability considerations and criticised European nations over their arms exports. Speaking during the panel discussion at Kultaranta Talks with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen and the UAE’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lana Nusseibeh on ‘Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition’ in the F…
Helsinki, June 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday met with the Finnish President Alexander Stubb on sidelines of the Kultarana Talks in Helsinki and discussed the evolving geopolitical situation.”Pleased to meet President Alexaander Stubb of Finland on the sidelines of the Kultaranta Talks,” EAM Jaishankar said on X.Both EAM Jaishankar and President Stubb exchanged views on the evolving geopolitical situation and underscored the importance of diplomacy in navigat…
Tibet, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami arrived in Lhasa, the historical, cultural, and spiritual capital of Tibet, on Thursday to jointly review arrangements made by local government authorities for Indian pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY).”Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami and colleagues from the Embassy arrived in Lhasa today on a first visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region, including to jointly review arrangements made by local government authorities for…
Helsinki, June 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday reviewed the progress of India-Finland Strategic Partnership on Digitalisation and Sustainability with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen in Helsinki.“Good to meet FM Elina Valtonen of Finland today in Helsinki,” EAM Jaishankar wrote on X.“Reviewed the progress of our Strategic Partnership on Digitalisation and Sustainability. Discussed cooperation on start-ups, AI, semiconductors, critical minerals, quan…