The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in Doha, Qatar. Gen. (Dr) V.K. Singh (Retd), Minister of State for External Affairs led the Indian delegation. Earlier, Manish, Joint Secretary (South) attended the Senior Officers’ Meeting (SOM) held on April 30. In his address at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue, the Minister expressed […]
Dr. Ibrahim Kalin, Senior Advisor and Spokesperson of the President of Turkey and Deputy Chairman of the Foreign and Security Council of Turkey visited India at the invitation of the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, and held talks with him on 25 April 2019. The dialogue reflects the positive momentum that characterises India-Turkey relations in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of Maldives today, and complimented him on the victory of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the recent Parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Modi noted that this significant victory of MDP signifies a resounding endorsement of the policies and efforts of its leaders, who […]
The 7th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Italy was held on 4th April, 2019 in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, A. Gitesh Sarma; and the Italian side was led by Director General of Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Luca Sabbatucci. […]
Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (March 18, 2019). Welcoming the Guinean PM and his delegation to India, the President said that recent high level visits have imparted a new momentum to India-Guinea bilateral ties. He […]
United States of America today has given a 60-day withdrawal notice to India on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits extended by US. Since the review initiated by the US in April 2018 on India’s GSP benefits, India and US have been discussing various trade issues of bilateral interest for a suitable resolution on […]
A High-level delegation, led by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, will be visiting Saudi Arabia from 16th to 17th February 2019 to participate in extensive discussions with the Saudi Centre for International Strategic Partnerships (SCISP) in Riyadh. The visit will serve as a precursor to the forthcoming visit of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al […]
At the invitation of Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Republic of Korea on 21-22 February 2019. The visit is part of the new momentum in high-level exchanges between India and ROK which witnessed the visit of President Moon to India […]
Chingiz Azamatovich Aidarbekov, Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, on his first ever official visit to India on 27-31 January, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on January 29th. The two Ministers held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Noting the close cultural and historical ties between India and Kyrgyzstan […]
The first India Central Asia Dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers is being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 12-13 January 2019. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will co-chair the Dialogue along with Abdulaziz Kamilov, the host and the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan will participate in the […]
