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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicMinistry of External Affairs

Topic: Ministry of External Affairs

80 lakh e-passports issued since May, all passports to be chipped by May 2035—MEA

The new passports have an RFID-embedded chip in the last page, carrying demographic data of the individual.

IAF brings back 270 Indians who fled to Thailand to escape Myanmar cyber scam hub

They were lured into Myanmar by promises of lucrative jobs. But once there, they found themselves forced into criminal activities by operators of the alleged scam center.

Nepal citizen stopped at Delhi airport being wrongly portrayed as case of discrimination, says MHA

New Delhi: An incident of a Nepali citizen being stopped at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport while on her way to Berlin has been...

Jaishankar on trade deal with US—compromises needed on both ends, but India has ‘certain red lines’

Speaking at the closing session of the Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, the EAM stressed India needs to diversify relationships in new world order.

Foreign missions get a reminder from MEA, ‘commercial activities’ not exempt from tax

Subsequent to MEA’s annual reminder to all foreign missions, Italian Embassy’s cultural centre suspended some of its operations.

India warns Pakistan of ‘painful consequences’ over nuclear war rhetoric

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan should temper its 'rhetoric' as any 'misadventure' will have 'painful consequences', referring to Op Sindoor.

New South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to visit India from 15 to 17 August

The MEA said Cho Hyun would arrive in New Delhi on Friday evening & meet EAM S Jaishankar on Saturday. The visit is expected to focus on boosting strategic cooperation between India & South Korea in areas such as semiconductors, green hydrogen, trade and maritime security.

India welcomes upcoming Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, says ‘this is not an era for war’

This comes at a time when things are tense between New Delhi & Washington over additional tariffs imposed on India for purchase of Russian oil, and a day after Modi-Putin phone call.

‘Unjustified, unreasonable’: India responds to Trump remark on raising tariffs over Russian oil purchase

This came after Trump accused India of buying 'massive amounts' of Russian oil and said he would 'substantially raise the tariff paid by India to the USA'.

Philippine’s President Marcos arrives in New Delhi for first state visit

The five-day visit by Marcos aligns with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and the Philippines.

On Camera

Bondi attack shows marginalisation isn’t driving ISIS. Extremism must be stopped from within

Without falling into a cycle of hatred, we can name what we are confronting — the ideological framework of ISIS for which the world is divided into believers and non-believers.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.