Minister G. Kishan Reddy says shoots for 300 films & serials held in Kashmir over past year. However, challenges remain to Valley's re-emergence as a film-shoot hub, including security & infrastructure.
Over the years, J&K has received many prominent figures from various parts of the world. These include a former US vice-president, Imam of Mecca, and a group of Pakistani journalists.
Egypt was a special invitee. Earlier this year, Egypt and India decided to elevate bilateral relations to 'a strategic partnership'. President El-Sisi was chief guest at R-Day parade.
The city of Srinagar is due to host a tourism working group meeting of G20 members on 22-24 May, part of a series of meetings ahead of a G20 summit in New Delhi in September.
G20 president India faces the task of trying to find some consensus between the West and Russia, while ensuring issues like climate change and debt distress aren't overshadowed.
The foreign ministry at news briefing on Tuesday said that China will help ensure the G20 foreign ministers' meeting sends a 'positive signal on multilateralism.'
Visit of the US State Secretary and Russian Foreign Minister comes just days after the world observed the anniversary of the Russian war against Ukraine on 24 February.
Taking to Twitter, Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that Sergei Lavrov will also meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit from 1st to 3rd March.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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