BRICS meeting to mark India’s inaugural foreign policy engagement in PM Modi’s third term

September 16, 2024 6:37 PM

BRICS meeting to mark India’s inaugural foreign policy engagement in PM Modi’s third term

The first assignment for India's foreign policy under the historic third consecutive term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin at the meeting of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Foreign Ministers beginning in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Monday (local time). The two-day meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comes ahead of the BRICS Summit slated to be held this October. Last year, S Jaishankar represented India at the BRICS foreign ministeri...

On first day in office as Prime Minister for the third time, PM Modi signs file on Kisan Welfare

September 16, 2024 6:37 PM

On first day in office as Prime Minister for the third time, PM Modi signs file on Kisan Welfare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his historic third consecutive term on Monday by authorizing the release of the 17th installment of the PM-KISAN scheme, which aims to benefit 9.3 crore farmers with a disbursement of around Rs 20,000 crores. Arriving at his office in South Block on the first morning after taking oath, PM Modi signed the file pertaining to the flagship scheme's installment for farmers, underscoring his government's commitment to their welfare. After signing the file, PM M...