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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicMinistry of External Affairs

Topic: Ministry of External Affairs

Stranded Indians could be brought back after lockdown, no ‘concrete plan’ for now

The decision to bring back the stranded Indians will depend on the states’ capacity to absorb these people.

Foreign diplomats say Modi govt lockdown rules too strict, need more curfew passes to work

Foreign ministry has issued an advisory asking embassies to 'strictly follow' lockdown guidelines, but diplomats say restrictions violate Vienna Convention.

Senior diplomat Anurag Srivastava takes charge as MEA spokesperson from Raveesh Kumar

Srivastava was formerly India's Ambassador to Ethiopia, helmed the Finance Division of MEA and served at India's Permanent Mission to United Nations in Geneva.

Modi govt to bring back 400 Indians from Iran in 2 batches, first one will arrive today

In the first batch, 278 Indian nationals will be brought and the remaining in the second batch. Most of these Indians are from Kashmir and Ladakh.

‘Welcome to India, President Trump’ — MEA plans multilingual greeting for POTUS

With US President Donald Trump visiting India on 24-25 February, an MEA Twitter handle asks people to post video welcoming him in mother tongue.

India urges Afghanistan to declare final general election results in ‘timely manner’

MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar says India expects Afghanistan to address complaints related to preliminary results of September polls through prescribed legal processes.

MEA distances itself from envoy’s ‘Israel model’ remark for Kashmiri Pandits — with silence

MEA is yet to respond officially to the row but ministry officials say India's Consul General in NY Sandeep Chakravorty should’ve weighed the pros and cons.

Amid Kalapani row, Nepal activates all diplomatic channels with India to solve border issues

While 97% of the border between India and Nepal has been demarcated, the portions on Kalapani and Susta remain unmarked.

All the PM’s interpreters — the select IFS officers who translate and keep many secrets

The role of interpreters has taken on new meaning under PM Modi who is looking to forge personal chemistry with leaders via informal summits.

Modi govt refuses permission to Arvind Kejriwal to attend C 40 Climate Summit in Denmark

Arvind Kejriwal was to present the set of initiatives taken by his government, including the odd-even scheme, to check air pollution in Delhi.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

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.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

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.