India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen of each country lodged in the jails. This is in keeping with the provisions of the 2008 Agreement under which such lists are exchanged on 1 January and 1 July every year. Lists of […]
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Sikkim Tribals demand reservation in State Assembly
Sikkim Tribals, represented by Sikkim Limboo-Tamang Apex Committee, today met Union Minister for Development of Northeast (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh, requesting him to take up with the Government of India, the issue of reservation of seats for them in the State Assembly. In a meeting, the delegation of the Sikkim Tribals led by C B […]
Major animal rights group uses Hindu quote to slam Yulin
Anti-Fur society, which has thousands of supporters and followers, used a quote from Hindu religious text which calls for complete compassion and harmony to bash Yulin which is the much-abhorred dog and cat meat fest of China. The group posted the picture which quoted from Bhagavad Gita in the context of Yulin: “When you feel […]
India denies reports about reduction of exports of essential goods to Maldives
Many reports have emerged which suggested that India has reduced the export of essential goods to the Maldives in recent days but the Ministry of External Affairs is seeing red over such assertions. In response to news items about the reduction of exports of essential goods to the nation, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry said: […]
Admiral Sunil Lanba on a visit to Bangladesh
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff is on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from 24 to 29 Jun 18. The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and her neighbor and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation. During the visit, the Chief of the Naval Staff, is due to hold bilateral […]
President of Seychelles coming to India amidst tensions
Danny Faure, President of the Republic of Seychelles will be paying a State Visit to India from 22-27 June 2018 at the invitation of the President of India. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising two Cabinet Ministers, four Secretaries of State and other senior officials of the Government of Seychelles. A business […]
Sushma Swaraj and Nirmala Sitharaman to visit US for 2+2 Dialogue
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on 6 July 2018 with Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis. This new dialogue format was agreed to between the two sides during the visit […]
5th India-Japan 2+2 Vice-Ministerial level Dialogue is a success
The fifth India-Japan 2+2 Vice-Ministerial level dialogue was held in New Delhi on June 19, 2018. The meeting was co-chaired on the Indian side by Foreign Secretary, Vijay Gokhale and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra and from the Japanese side by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takeo Mori and Vice-Minister of Defence for International Affairs, Ro […]
India welcomes Afghanistan ceasefire, hopes for an atmosphere ‘free from terror’
The government of India is standing firmly with Afghanistan ceasefire bid initiated by Ashraf Ghani even as the Taliban said that they would now continue to fight till the USA and other foreign forces leave Afghanistan. In short, Afghanistan ceasefire may soon very well be over. But on this, India and Afghanistan are on the same […]
India deeply dismayed at the current situation of Maldives
India is unhappy with the current political turmoil in the Maldives which saw several stalwarts being thrown in prison. In a statement issued, Indian government underscored the importance of democracy and said: Since the beginning of the political crisis in the Maldives, India has repeatedly urged the Government of the Maldives to allow all institutions, […]