New Delhi, October 10, 2022: Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi (MoS) will be on an official visit to Georgia on 10-11 October 2022 and Republic of Kazakhstan on 12-13 October 2022. This will be the first visit of MoS to Georgia. Bilateral relations with Georgia have intensified after the historic visit of […]
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Exports of millets to increase exponentially as Indian exporters find new markets
New Delhi, February 20, 2022: With demand for nutria-cereals rising steadily globally, the Department of Commerce expects millets exports to increase exponentially in the coming years as Indian exporters find new markets abroad. Currently, India is the fifth largest exporter of millets in the world, according to 2020 data, with exports continuously increasing at around […]
MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan to visit Algeria
New Delhi, September 15, 2021: Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan will pay an official visit to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on September 15 – 17, 2021. This will be his first visit to the country. During the visit, MoS Muraleedharan will call on the Prime Minister of […]
Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi to visit Colombia and New York
New Delhi, September 4, 2021: Minister of State for External Affairs (MOS), Meenakashi Lekhi will be paying an official visit to Colombia and New York from 4 – 9 September 2021. This will be her first visit as Minister of State. During her visit to Colombia from 4-6 September, MOS will call on the top […]
Nominations for Padma Awards-2022 open till September 15
New Delhi, June 14, 2021: Online nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day, 2022 are on. The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is September 15, 2021. Nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards will be received online only on the Padma Awards portal https://padmaawards.gov.in . The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, […]
India and the UK discuss trade and investment relationship
New Delhi, February 9, 2021: The Minister for Commerce and Industry of India Piyush Goyal, and UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Elizabeth Truss MP, met on Saturday, 6th February 2021, at New Delhi to discuss the India – UK trade and investment relationship. They were joined by the Minister of State for Commerce […]
India to train Jordan medical experts in Covid management and emergency care
New Delhi, December 17, 2020: The third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Jordan was co-chaired by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and Yousef Bataineh, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through video conference on 16 December 2020. Both sides underscored that the historically […]
India and Indonesia agree to further enhance bilateral defence cooperation
New Delhi, July 27, 2020: Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Republic of Indonesia was held here today. Indian delegation was headed by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh while the Indonesian delegation was led by its Defence Minister General Prabowo Subianto, who is in India for strengthening the ties between the two maritime neighbours. During the […]
India-Brazil set target of USD 15 billion trade by 2022
The visit of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is a sign of the growing importance of the India – Brazil bilateral partnership said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, during his address at the inaugural session of the India-Brazil Business Forum held in New Delhi today. […]
India and Bangladesh hold Commerce Secretary level meeting
The Commerce Secretary level meeting between India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi on 15-16 January 2020. The Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary, Government of India, Anup Wadhawan and the Bangladeshi delegation was led by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh, Dr. Md. Jafar Uddin. Both sides held extensive discussions on […]