The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today said that it has been implementing the ‘National Policy and Action Plan’ since 2015 to combat Left Wing Extremism (LWE). This envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security and development related measures. The significant features of the new policy were zero tolerance towards violence coupled with a big […]
India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over a block of access for visiting Sikh pilgrims to Indian diplomats and consular teams. A Jatha of around 1800 Sikh yatris has been travelling in Pakistan from April 12, under a bilateral agreement on facilitating visits to religious shrines. Ministry of External Affairs told in a […]
At the suggestion of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making a brief stopover in Berlin on 20 April after completing his visits to Sweden and the United Kingdom. During his visit, PM Narendra Modi will meet Chancellor Merkel and the two leaders will exchange views on a number of bilateral, […]
When External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the visiting Minister of National Defence of Afghanistan Lt. General Tariq Shah Bahrami yesterday he told the Indian minister how much his nation values the support it gets from India. The two also exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan. Afghan Defence Minister shared his assessment of the […]
10th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) and 7th Strategic Dialogue between India and Vietnam were held in New Delhi on April 9, 2018. The Indian side was led by Preeti Saran, Secretary (East) and the Vietnamese side was led by Dang Dinh Quy, Vice Foreign Minister of Vietnam. At the FOC, the two sides held deliberations […]
In Ahmedabad, November 2017, a delegation of migrant Pak Hindu Doctors held a detailed meeting with Jagat Prakash Nadda, the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India during his Gujarat visit. The Pak Hindu doctors had requested him to consider their pending request for conversion of temporary MCI registration into a permanent […]
Prime Minister of India will visit Sweden and United Kingdom from 16-20 April 2018. Apart from bilateral visits to the two countries, PM will attend the India-Nordic Summit and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sweden and United Kingdom respectively. At the invitation of Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister of India will […]
India, Japan, and the United States held the 9th Trilateral Meeting at Joint Secretary/Director General/Assistant Secretary level in New Delhi on 4 April 2018 to hold consultations on regional and global issues of mutual interest. In a press note, the Ministry of External Affairs of India said: In accordance with the directions received from their […]
It may come as a rude shock to Indians that now, even a senior raking minister from Sri Lanka, that too a Buddhist, has been denied entry into Hindu the 11th Century Lingaraja (Shiva) Hindu Temple in Bhubaneswar. The Sri Lankan Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, was denied the entry and he told Press, […]
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, K.P. Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, will be paying a State Visit to India from April 6-8, 2018. A high-level delegation will accompany Prime Minister Oli. During the visit, Prime Minister of Nepal will call on President and Vice President […]
