India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from July, 2018 to June, 2020. The WCO has divided its Membership into six Regions. Each of the six Regions is represented by a regionally elected Vice-Chairperson to the WCO Council. Being […]
The Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Beijing, China on 13 July 2018. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Pankaj Sharma, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), in the Ministry of External Affairs while the Chinese delegation was led by Wu Jianghao, Director General at theDepartment of Asian Affairs of the […]
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation chaired an interactive session of various stakeholders of the travel and tourism trade in Mumbai last week, to formulate an action plan for realizing the full potential of Cruise Tourism in the country. Union Minister of State for Tourism […]
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the 17th World Sanskrit Conference to be held at Vancouver, Canada from 9th July to 13th July, 2018. More than 500 scholars and delegates from over 40 countries will be participating in this conference and exchange their knowledge by presenting papers on various subjects followed by discussions […]
India’s External Affairs Ministry strongly refuted reports on shifting of boundary pillars on the India-Myanmar border. In response to reports regarding alleged shifting of boundary pillars on India-Myanmar border, the official spokesperson yesterday said: “We have come across media reports stating that certain Boundary Pillars in the Manipur sector of the India- Myanmar international boundary […]
Shashi Naidoo is a South African model and actress of Indian origin and she is under fire for her support to Israel. In mid-June, Shashi Naidoo uploaded a photo of herself with a South African DJ named Black Coffee. Coffee had recently performed in Israel in April and this instantly drew the ire of the […]
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said yesterday that E-Visa scheme has become very popular among the foreigners. He said that in 2015 “the number of e-Visas issued was 5,17,417 which increased to 19,01,309 in 2017. This year till 5th July 11,16,985 e-Visas have been issued.” Rajnath Singh made these comments when he was addressing the […]
This year’s Kailash Mansarovar yatra was a challenge for pilgrims as well as the government of India and Nepal. Due to inclement weather, a humanitarian crisis arose with more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims stranded in Hilsa and Simikot, Nepal. Kailash Mansarovar yatra is holy for Hindus and Buddhists. The Embassy of India, Kathmandu mounted […]
India and Bhutan are marking the Golden Jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations. The Prime Minister of Bhutan, DashoTshering Tobgay is on a visit to India from 5-7 July 2018, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. He is accompanied by Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, Minister of Finance and senior […]
