Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler today refuted fake news that Rafale fighters jets in Qatar are being used by Pakistani officers for training purposes. In a one-line statement, he said: ‘I can confirm that it is fake news.’ A report floating around said that Qatar was handed over the first lot of Rafale […]
French Foreign Minister Le Drian had a telephonic conversation yesterday with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Drian informed her of the action taken by France to sanction Masood Azhar, Chief of the UN proscribed terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, which had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terrorist attack on 14th February, 2019. France has sanctioned Masood Azhar at […]
Pulwama terrorist attack has led to widespread anger in India and abroad it was, therefore, expected that countries who have suffered from terrorism would be more than happy to fight against the global jihadi terrorism. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a telephone call with his U.S. counterpart Ambassador John Bolton on the evening of 15 […]
India will be backing Japan for G20 presidency. The G20 Summit is a major international forum which takes place annually. The participants in G20 are from strong and emerging economies from where the heads of states come together. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Republic of […]
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, will participate in the G-20, Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting, being held in Mar del Plata in Argentina on 14th – 15th September 2018. The meeting will provide an opportunity for a dialogue on current developments in international trade and its implications for the […]
A Dakota DC-3 aircraft of 1940’s vintage would be inducted shortly in to the Vintage Aircraft Flight of the Indian Air Force. A large fleet of Dakota DC-3 served in the IAF till 1988. It was one of the most versatile transport aircraft of its time. To honour the first Dakota which transported troops of […]
President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron accompanied by Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron will be on a State Visit to India from 9-12 March, 2018 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The last visit of the French President to India was in January, 2016, when the French President was the Chief Guest at […]
Hindu leader Rajan Zed has urged the prestigious museum Louvre Abu Dhabi unveiled by French President Emmanuel Macron on November eight to enrich its collection of Hindu artifacts. The cost of this art museum is a staggering £1bn. Welcoming the reported display of 10th century dancing Lord Shiva statue at Louvre Abu Dhabi, and a painting […]
Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today held meeting with the Minister of State for Transport, Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of France, Alain Vidalies. The two of them were accompanied by their respective delegation and recalled the long-standing technical cooperation between French National Railways and the Indian Railways (IR) and reaffirmed their […]
China which is responsible for safekeeping Pakistani terrorist Massod Azhar in the UN has again chosen to preach on the need of forging consensus.’ The nation, known in the world for unilateral stances perhaps could not even see the irony in the statements that it issues. China Foreign Ministry today was quoted by ANI News […]
