New Delhi, November 3, 2020: Late on 2nd November at around 10.30 pm a crowd chanting religious slogans attacked ‘Sheetal’ Hindu Temple in the Lee Market, Karachi, Pakistan. Murtis of Hindu deities like Lord Ganesha, Sheshnag, Hanuman, and Shiva Linga were thrown by the charged crowd. Pakistani Rangers reached the spot but were unable to […]
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India slams Pakistan’s provisional provincial status stunt for Gilgit-Baltistan
New Delhi, November 1, 2020: In response to media queries on remarks by Pakistani Prime Minister in Gilgit today regarding his government’s decision to accord “provisional provincial status” to the so-called “Gilgit-Baltistan”, the Official Spokesperson, Anurag Srivastava said: “The Government of India firmly rejects the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of […]
India condemns personal attacks, unacceptable language for French President Emmanuel Macron
New Delhi, October 29, 2020: India came out strongly in support of French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday. The Ministry of External Affairs of India said: We strongly deplore the personal attacks in unacceptable language on President Emmanuel Macron in violation of the most basic standards of international discourse. We also condemn the brutal terrorist attack […]
India sends humanitarian assistance to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The Government of India has decided to provide 270 MT of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea, to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by natural calamities and the Covid pandemic. The food aid, comprising 155 MT of wheat flour, 65 MT of rice and 50 […]
India set to host 3rd India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
New Delhi, October 22, 2020: India will be hosting the third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on 27 October 2020 in New Delhi. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper will be visiting India on 26-27 October 2020 to participate in the Dialogue. From the Indian side, Defence Minister […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea
New Delhi, October 21, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone with Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, earlier today. The two leaders reviewed important global developments including the progress of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing diversification of international value chains, the need to preserve a transparent, development-oriented and […]
Everything that the Foreign Ministers of India and Japan discussed during 13th Strategic Dialogue
New Delhi, October 8, 2020: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held 13th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart, Motegi Toshimitsu on 7 October 2020 in Tokyo. Reaffirming the mutual trust and shared values, they reviewed the progress made in India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and discussed convergence in various areas, […]
Indian Army Chief and Foreign Secretary visit Myanmar
New Delhi, October 6th, 2020:Government of India’s Ministry of External Affair has given a thorough briefing on the recent visit of Army Chief and Foreign Secretary to Myanmar. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane, and Foreign Secretary (FS) Harsh Vardhan Shringla, visited Myanmar on October 4-5, 2020. The visit provided an opportunity to […]
India-Australia-Japan-United States Senior Officials Consultations
New Delhi, September 26, 2020: Senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Department of State of the United States of America held a video conference on 25 September 2020 for consultations on regional and global issues of common […]
Full text of Joint Press Release of the 6th round of Senior Commanders’ Meeting between India and China
New Delhi, September 23, 2020: Ministry of Defence has released the full text of the meeting that took place on September 21 between India and China Senior Commanders for the 6th round of Military Commander-Level Meeting. This is what the press release said: The two sides had candid and in-depth exchanges of views on stabilizing […]