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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicExternal Affairs Ministry

Topic: External Affairs Ministry

India summons Pakistani charge d’affaires & lodges protest over ransacking of Hindu temple

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India also conveyed its grave concerns over continued attacks on the freedom of religion of the minority communities in Pakistan.

We desire normal relations with all our neighbours including Pakistan, says India

MEA also said Pakistan should take credible action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism against India.

Ajit Doval proposes ‘action plan’ against Pakistan-based terror outfits at SCO’s NSA meet

The NSA meeting ended in Dushanbe Thursday. Doval’s move comes a day ahead of global terror financing watchdog’s final call on whether or not to take action against Pakistan for terror financing.

1,799 oxygen cylinders, 1.36 lakh remdesivir vials — India receives Covid aid from 14 nations

According to external affairs ministry, 14 countries have supplied India with emergency aid — from oxygen cylinders, ventilators to drugs. ThePrint gives you the full list.

Unintended victims of Covid — India’s foreign policy and an MEA unable to do its real job

India urgently needed to reach out to world capitals and engage with nations that were looking for an alternative to China. But the pandemic kept MEA occupied.

‘Productive’ talks held with Kuwaiti counterpart on regional developments, says Jaishankar

In a tweet Thursday, Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said he will co-chair a Joint Commission with Kuwait's foreign minister to elevate India-Kuwait relations.

Cybersecurity is critical for national security of India & US, says Indian envoy to US Sandhu

Speaking at the Global Technology Summit held by the External Affairs Ministry & Carnegie India, Sandhu said that with the pandemic, technology has become a ‘game changer’.

India carefully monitoring developments on Brahmaputra river by China, says MEA

On ongoing LAC standoff in Ladakh, both sides have agreed to have another round of Senior Commanders meeting at ‘appropriate time’, says MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava.

Entirely up to Pakistan to join in, says India on proposed SCO working groups

India has proposed to create special working groups on startups and innovation and traditional medicine to strengthen cooperation among Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states.

Pakistan targeting Indians in Afghanistan, moved UN panel to get terror tag for 4, says govt

Replying to a query in Lok Sabha, MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said many Indians working in Afghanistan on development projects have been attacked over the past 12 years.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.