One-day visit to J&K during 2nd phase of assembly polls was arranged by external affairs ministry. Similar visit is likely to be arranged during 3rd and final phase, it is learnt.
Nearly 100 diplomats gathered at MEA to celebrate 10th International Day of Yoga with EAM Jaishankar & his two deputies. Some of the missions shared their own celebrations.
Representatives of Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam confirm participation, China & Pakistan not invited, it is learnt.
The embassy said Friday it had no diplomats from the Afghan republic remaining in India and asked the MEA to assume responsibility of its properties and bank accounts.
This comes hours after Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Ottawa has withdrawn 41 diplomats and 42 dependents following an ultimatum by India.
Reports said govt set 10 October deadline for 41 Canadian diplomats to leave India as part of process to achieve diplomatic parity, but it is learnt that there is no such deadline.
Canadian High Commission in India has stated that ‘due to heightened tensions’ with New Delhi, Ottawa has ‘decided to temporarily adjust staff presence in India’.
China appointing new envoy is being seen as a step towards it officially recognising Taliban, but others, like Qatar, Russia & Kazakhstan, have retained their ambassadors in the country.
(Reuters) - Russia has added Norway to its list of foreign states that have committed so-called "unfriendly" acts against Russian diplomatic missions, news agencies reported on Thursday. Countries on
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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