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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicExternal Affairs Ministry

Topic: External Affairs Ministry

276 Indians infected with coronavirus abroad, 255 among them in Iran: MEA

The External Affairs Ministry reported that there are 12 cases in UAE, five in Italy, and one each in Hong Kong, Kuwait, Rwanda and Sri Lanka.

MEA appoints COVID Coordinator to streamline global efforts on coronavirus

MEA has appointed Dammu Ravi as an additional secretary to coordinate measures taken by the ministry regarding coronavirus and handle it at a global level.

Govt keeps mum after UK judge talks of ‘capture’ of Dubai princess by Indian commandos

Indian officials say London court ruling came in a 'family dispute' that does not involve international governments, defence ministry has 'no information'.

Video of Punjab women duped and stuck in Muscat goes viral, Amarinder asks for MEA help

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has told state police to nab the fraud travel agents, and requested External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to help bring the women back.

Pakistan trying to hoodwink with cosmetic steps against terror groups: Foreign ministry

The response from ministry of external affairs came after Pakistan claimed it had booked Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his close associates.

India doesn’t negotiate over national security, objective was blacklisting Masood Azhar: MEA

The external affairs ministry said Pakistan's claims of agreeing to JeM chief Masood Azhar's listing based on certain conditions was to divert attention from its setback.

New Delhi finally gets Indo-Pacific wing but smaller regional powers are busy forum shopping

Indian foreign policy is far from being realist and has failed to devise methods to secure strategic alliances with smaller regional powers.

CBI submits request to extradite Nirav Modi after UK confirms his presence there

The CBI has submitted its request through required channels in India and has asked UK officials to detain Modi. 

India, China discuss maritime security, cooperation

Presence of Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean has aroused concerns in India, especially after China's acquisition of the Hambantota port. 

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3 national capitals that will be the unhappiest about Trump’s victory & 3 that will be happiest

In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.