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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicMinistry of External Affairs

Topic: Ministry of External Affairs

India with ‘landlocked’ Northeast cancels Bangladesh’s transshipment pass citing ‘congestion’

Transshipment facility for Bangladesh was cancelled by India Tuesday after nearly five years of operation; move comes days after Modi-Yunus meet in Bangkok.

When abroad, ‘comply’ with local laws—MEA on Indian student’s arrest in US over pro-Palestine protests

The arrest of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national & postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, comes as Trump targets foreign students, who participated in pro-Palestine protests last year.

10,000+ Indian nationals lodged in foreign prisons, 47 executed in 2020-24—govt tells Rajya Sabha

External affairs ministry provided the data in response to question by Kerala MP Abdul Wahab in Rajya Sabha. At 25, most number of Indians executed in Kuwait. 25 await execution in UAE.

India strongly denies Pakistan’s allegation of involvement in Jaffar Express hijack

MEA spokesperson says world knows 'where epicenter of global terrorism lies'. Earlier, Pakistan claimed rebels involved in hijacking were in contact with ring leaders in Afghanistan.

The Great Indian Passport Scam: Labyrinth of fictional identities, expert forgers & pliant system

New Delhi: Last year, a double murder case related to gang rivalry stumped the Delhi Police after the main accused, Harsh alias Chintu, vanished...

Understaffed MEA slowing down India’s sprint towards ‘Vishwa Guru’ status, but needle may be moving

With 1,011 officers across 137 countries, India has around the same cadre of diplomats as smaller countries, like New Zealand & Singapore.

Passport rules change, birth certificate only valid date-of-birth proof for those born after 1 Oct 2023

As birth certificate registrations increase, the Centre has brought this amendment. But those born before the cut-off can use documentation allowed as proof of date of birth earlier.

Social media fuelling global conflicts through misinformation—Dy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Kapoor

Speaking at conference on women in peacekeeping, he said India deploys female counsellors in missions & remains one of the largest troop-contributing nations to UN peacekeeping efforts.

MEA working on new law to replace Emigration Act of 1983, says Parliamentary report

Laid on table of Rajya Sabha on 18 Dec, the report looks at MEA budget. Existing 1983 law focuses primarily on emigration of labour to Gulf countries, with focus on unskilled jobs.

Another Indian recruit in Russian army dies on warfront, some yet to be released

A little over 100 Indians were recruited into Russian army in 2023 & early 2024 to serve in support roles. Since Modi’s Moscow visit last July, at least 95 have returned home.

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.