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July 30, 2024 6:40 PM

Vietnamese PM to begin state visit to India today

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to commence a three-day state visit to India today, July 30, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit, which will conclude on August 1, aims to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. PM Chinh will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including several ministers, deputy ministers, and business leaders, according to a statement from India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The visit's itinerary inclu...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

‘Commitment for global good extends beyond Quad’, says EAM S Jaishankar at Quad meeting

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday presented an opening statement at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tokyo where he underscored the need for trusted partnerships between countries to ensure stability. "It's very good to meet again here in Tokyo. Our last quad foreign ministers meeting was ten months ago in New York. In that period, we have met each other bilaterally or on the sidelines of other events. Our systems, however, led by our Sherpas, have been continuously interact...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Australian counterpart ahead of Quad meeting

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong shortly before the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and talked about intensifying the bilateral ties between the two nations. Jaishankar said that he and Wong also discussed deepening practical cooperation across the Indo-Pacific. In a post on X, he said, "A great start this morning meeting Australian FM @SenatorWong in Tokyo. Spoke about further steps to intensify our bilateral ties including in security,...

September 16, 2024 5:06 PM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Arrives in Tokyo for Quad Meeting

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar landed in Tokyo on Sunday for a two-day visit to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting, according to official sources. Upon arrival, Jaishankar was greeted by Sibi George, India's Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Marshall Islands. The Indian embassy in Japan confirmed the minister's arrival via social media. The Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting, scheduled for July 29, will bring together top diplomats from Australia, India, Japan, and the Unit...

July 26, 2024 9:44 PM

Envoy Naor Gilon lauds India-Israel ties, calls PM Modi and Netanyahu’s visits “game changer”

Israel's Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, has lauded the robust relationship between India and Israel, emphasizing the strength of their ties across all fronts. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Gilon highlighted the landmark visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel in 2017 and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to India in 2018 as "game changers" for bilateral relations. Ambassador Gilon emphasized the unique "secret ingredient" in India-Israel relations: the strong people-to-people conne...

September 16, 2024 5:17 PM

Jaishankar, Russian counterpart Lavrov meet in Laos on sidelines of ASEAN meetings

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Vientiane, Laos, on Friday. The Russian Embassy in India shared an image of the two ministers shaking hands and sharing a light moment on social media platform X. Russian Embassy in India stated on social media platform X, "#Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and #India's External Affairs Minister Dr S.Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar met on the sidelines of ...

September 16, 2024 5:19 PM

UK Foreign Secy Lammy calls on PM Modi, affirms commitment to enhancing bilateral ties

UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations. This visit, the first high-level engagement by the newly elected Labour government in the UK under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, signals a renewed focus on the UK-India partnership. Prime Minister Modi expressed his appreciation for the priority given by PM Starmer to broaden and deepen the Comprehensi...

September 16, 2024 5:54 PM

EAM Jaishankar inaugurates India’s first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Mauritius

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar inaugurated India's first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius on Wednesday, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between the two nations. Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was also present at the event. The Jan Aushadi Kendra, a health partnership project, aims to supply cost-effective, Made-in-India medicines to enhance public healthcare and well-being in Mauritius. This initiative fulfills a promise made by Prime Minister ...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

India commits to enhancing cooperation with Pacific partners: S Jaishankar

India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund four community development projects in the Marshall Islands. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Jaishankar reflected on the longstanding relationship between India and Marshall Islands, Jaishankar highlighted the expansion of bilateral ties under the Forum of India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). "India and the Republic of Marshall Islands share a long history of friend...

September 16, 2024 6:01 PM

Jaishankar urges new energy infusion in BIMSTEC to bolster cooperation

As Foreign Ministers from the BIMSTEC member countries gathered in the national capital for a two-day retreat meeting on Thursday to bolster cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the discussions will be helpful in infusing new energies, resources and commitment towards BIMSTEC cooperation. Jaishankar welcomed colleagues from across the world for the second Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTE...