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TopicMinistry of External Affairs

Topic: Ministry of External Affairs

India and Russia agree to work closely on key issues at UNSC

The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides held bilateral consultations in Moscow Tuesday on issues which are on the agenda of the UN Security Council.

Assam springboard of India’s Act East policy, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar says

Addressing a press conference Monday, Jaishankar mentioned the need to create an enabling environment by ensuring better connectivity in order to bring more investment into Assam.

60 Indian women ‘cheated or abandoned’ by husbands abroad given legal aid in last 3 yrs: MEA

Highest number of deserted Indian women who received assistance from Modi govt in last 3 years were living in Canada, US & UAE, the MEA said in Lok Sabha.

Modi, Biden agree on Indo-Pacific but not so much on Quad, democratic values & Myanmar

This was the first time PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a conversation since the latter assumed office. They last spoke in November last year. 

US comments on farmers’ protest should be read in their entirety, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India has taken note of the comments by the US, adding the two countries are vibrant democracies with shared values.

Rihanna’s tweet took TV news back to ’70s. No foreign criticism of India allowed

Instead of showing the BJP boast about Budget 2021, TV channels chose to defend the ‘military zone’ at Delhi borders, and attack Rahul Gandhi and Rihanna.

Sensationalist comments by celebrities not accurate or responsible — MEA on Rihanna tweet

The MEA's reaction comes after many international celebrities including pop singer Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted about the farmers' protest in India.

India won’t have Republic Day chief guest due to Covid-19 situation, says MEA

It will be for the first time in over five decades that India won't have a chief guest during Republic Day. The decision was taken after British PM Boris Johnson cancelled his visit.

India asks for early crew change on 2 ships in Chinese waters to relieve 39 stranded Indians

Citing coronavirus-related restrictions, Chinese authorities have not allowed the ships, MV Jag Anand and MV Anastasia, to either dock or go for a crew change in months.

39 Indian sailors continue to be stranded in Chinese waters, no resolution on horizon

The sailors are on two ships, the Indian MV Jag Anand and Swiss-Italian MV Anastasia, that have been denied permission to offload Australian coal they are carrying.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?