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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicMinistry of External Affairs

Topic: Ministry of External Affairs

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.

India condemns Pakistan’s statements calling for jihad, inciting violence over Kashmir

Referring to "highly irresponsible statements" by Pakistani leadership on matters internal to India, the govt said Islamabad has been using terrorism as a state policy against India.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan says India creating war-like situation, threat is very real

India's external affairs ministry dismissed Pakistan's claims, saying it was a ploy to project a panicked situation.

India says Pakistan downgrading ties aimed at presenting an alarmist picture to the world

The MEA said the recent developments pertaining to Article 370 are entirely India's internal affair, but urged Pakistan to restore normal ties.

Final ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav today, here’s a timeline of events since his arrest

The former Indian Navy officer is facing the death penalty in Pakistan after being accused of being an R&AW spy.

How capable is India’s foreign policy — IFS officers cover the base but MEA needs fixing

India is relatively strong at the level of individual competence but weak at the organisational and systemic levels.

Prasar Bharati wants to switch off AIR short-wave service, India’s voice around the world

Prasar Bharati's decision might hurt India's reach, but public broadcaster justifies move, saying 'short-wave transmissions hardly have any impact anymore on global opinion-making'.

Jaishankar does a Sushma Swaraj, reaches out to distressed Indians after Twitter debut

Sushma Swaraj’s Twitter help to overseas Indians earned her the moniker ‘Supermom of State’. Within hours of his first tweet, S. Jaishankar was following suit.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.