New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Egypt has set a strong goal to nearly double its trade with India, aiming to reach $12 billion in the coming years. Currently, trade between the two countries stands at around $5 billion, which Egypt believes is far below the real potential of the partnership.Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia here, Egypt’s Ambassador to India, Kamel Zayed Galal, said both nations have many opportunities to grow together, especially in sectors like energy, man…
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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a meeting with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday, discussing advancing economic, technology, defence, mining, P2P and multilateral cooperation between the two nations. Following their talks, EAM Jaishankar, in a post on X, wrote, “Today’s meeting with DPM and FM Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland provided an opportunity for an open conversation on our bilateral ties and global developments. Discussed ad…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday agreed with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on the need to combat cross-border terrorism, citing recent attacks on Polish infrastructure.During a meeting with the EAM in New Delhi, Sikorski said, “I completely agree with you on the need to counter trans border terrorism. Poland, as you may have heard, has been a victim of both arson and attempted state terrorism when the Polish …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Highlighting the challenges of cross-border terrorism faced by India, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday urged Poland to display zero tolerance for terrorism and not help fuel the terrorist infrastructure in India’s neighbourhood. In his opening remarks during a meeting with Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in New Delhi on Monday, EAM Jaishankar noted that the ties between India and Poland have progressed steadily; however, he noted tha…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Hailing the ties between India and Japan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that New Delhi attaches the highest priority to working with Tokyo in international forums such as the Quad, the United Nations and the G20. In his opening remarks during the 18th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in New Delhi, EAM Jaishankar noted that the ties between the two nations have transformed from an economic relationship…
Gandhinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday left for home after concluding his two-day visit to India. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, and other dignitaries saw him off at Ahmedabad Airport.On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Merz held delegation-level talks at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gandhinagar and agreed to take the relationship between the two nations to a qualitatively higher level, with deep…
New Delhi/Paris, Jan 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, reaffirming the strength of the India–France strategic partnership and exchanging views on contemporary global developments at a time of significant geopolitical and economic transition.During his interaction with President Macron, the External Affairs Minister conveyed warm greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed evolving global challenges, including shifting …
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with both leaders discussing ways to further strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership. The two leaders also discussed the regional situation and reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism.”Glad to speak with my friend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and convey New Year greetings to him and the people of Israel. We discussed ways to further …
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ethiopia in December 2025 was a major diplomatic event of the year, resulting in upgrading the relations between the two countries to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ and laying a concrete roadmap for a high priority engagement for the next decade.Over the last several decades, India–Ethiopia trade relations have evolved into a multi-dimensional partnership that combines sturdy merchandise trade, significant Indian investment in Ethiop…