Foreign Relations
6th Meeting of India-Japan JWG on Counter Terrorism
The 6th Meeting of the India-Japan Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 29 May 2024. […]
News
Foreign Relations
Shri Ravi Shankar appointed as next Ambassador of India to Ukraine
Shri Ravi Shankar (IFS: 1995), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Harsh Kumar Jain appointed as next Ambassador of India to Philippines
Shri Harsh Kumar Jain (IFS: 1993), presently Ambassador of India to Ukraine, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. […]
Foreign Relations
4th India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue
The 4th Round of the India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue was held on 29 May 2024 in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Manish Chauhan appointed as next Ambassador of India to Jordan
Shri Manish Chauhan (IFS: 1994), presently Ambassador of India to Portugal, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Vijay Khanduja appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Cameroon
Shri Vijay Khanduja (YOA: 2004), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cameroon. […]
Foreign Relations
India announces $1M worth relief assistance to Papua New Guinea
A massive landslide occurred on 24 May 2024 in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea which buried hundreds of people and caused major destruction and loss of life. […]
Foreign Relations
16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism
The 16th meeting of the India-United Kingdom Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 21 May 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
Vice-President of India to visit Iran
Vice-President of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will pay a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on 22 May 2024 […]
Foreign Relations
Official Visit of Foreign Secretary to United Kingdom
Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Kwatra paid an official visit to the United Kingdom from 16-17 May 2024 for the 16th round of Foreign Office Consultations with Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) […]
Foreign Relations
Official visit of Secretary (ER) to Kazakhstan
Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, will pay a visit to Astana, Kazakhstan on May 20-21, 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Kenya Bilateral Meeting
Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG), Government of India, met Prof. Nour Mohammad, Director General, Kenya School of Governance through video conferencing on 14th May 2024. […]
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12th India-Mongolia JWG meeting
The 12th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia took place in Ulaanbaatar on May 16-17, 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
Official visit of SAARC Secretary-General to India
From 11-15 May 2024, Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), H.E. Mr. Md. Golam Sarwar paid an official visit to India and interacted with the authorities of the Government of India on issues of cooperation in SAARC. […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India-Eritrea Foreign Office Consultations
The second round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Eritrea was held in New Delhi on 15 May 2024. […]
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5th meeting of India-UAE Joint Committee on Consular Affairs
The 5th meeting of the Joint Committee on Consular Affairs (JCCA) was held on 14th May 2024 in New Delhi. […]
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11th India-Norway Foreign Office Consultations
The 11th India-Norway Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held on 14th May 2024 in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
India sends 1 Million USD flood relief assistance to Kenya
The government of India is extending humanitarian assistance to the Government of Kenya in the wake of the devastation caused by the floods that have hit the country. […]
Defence
India- France joint military exercise Shakti in Meghalaya
The 7th edition of India- France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced today, at Umroi, a fully developed and modern Foreign Training Node in Meghalaya. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Moldova Visa Waiver Agreement
Shri Pavan Kapoor, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, and H.E. Mrs. Ana Taban, […]
Foreign Relations
14th Meeting of India-EU Joint Working Group
The European Union and India held their 14th Counter-Terrorism Dialogue on 07 May 2024 in New Delhi. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Kwatra visits Bangladesh
Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Kwatra paid an official visit to Bangladesh from 08-09 May, 2024. This was the first official visit to Bangladesh after formation of the new government in January 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Muktesh K. Pardeshi to visit Saudi Arabia
Secretary (CPV&OIA) Shri Muktesh K. Pardeshi concluded an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 4th to 7th May 2024 aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia. […]
Foreign Relations
Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives to India
H.E. Mr. Moosa Zameer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives will be in India on an official visit on 09 May 2024. […]
Defence
Indian Naval Ships arrive at Singapore
Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan led by RAdm Rajesh Dhankhar, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet arrived at Singapore on 06 May 24 to a warm welcome by Republic of Singapore Navy personnel and the High Commissioner of India in Singapore. […]
Foreign Relations
5th Joint Group of Customs meeting between India & Bhutan
The 5th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) meeting between India and Bhutan was held on 6th-7th May 2024 in Leh, Ladakh. […]
Foreign Relations
Jordan Armed Force training delegation visits SNC & INA
A three-member Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) training delegation led by Cdr Hazem I Maitah visited Southern Naval Command, Kochi, and Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala from 29 Apr to 04 May 24. […]
Foreign Relations
4th Session of India-Ghana Joint Trade Committee in Accra
A seven-member delegation from India led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India […]
Foreign Relations
India & Australia to work closely on collaborative projects
India and Australia to work closely for collaborative projects, timely resolve market access issues, deepen people to people contacts, create institutional mechanism for sharing of preferential import data and work on innovative areas for result oriented successful completion of ongoing CECA negotiations […]
Foreign Relations
7th India-Indonesia JDCC meeting
Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Indonesia, Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, M.D.S. co-chaired the 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting in New Delhi on May 03, 2024. […]
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India-Sweden Foreign Office Consultations (FOC)
India and Sweden held the 7th session of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on 03 May 2024 in Stockholm. […]
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4th Meeting of India-Maldives High-Level Core Group
The fourth Meeting of the India-Maldives High-Level Core Group was held in New Delhi on 3 May 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting
Shri Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East), co-chaired the 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (AISOM), with H.E. Mr. Albert Chua, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, in New Delhi […]
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12th India-Netherlands FOC
The 12th India-Netherlands Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held on 2nd May 2024 in The Hague, the Netherlands. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Nigeria 2nd Joint Trade Committee in Abuja
A seven-member delegation from India led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri AmardeepSingh Bhatia, accompanied by High Commissioner of India to Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
Finance
Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 30/2024
May 04: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs as a result of this determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 3rd May 2024, to import and export goods. […]
Foreign Relations
11th India – New Zealand Joint Trade Committee
A delegation led by the Commerce Secretary, Shri Sunil Barthwal held several constructive and outcome-oriented meetings in New Zealand from 26-27 April 2024 to work on ways to deepen the existing bilateral relations. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Croatia Foreign Office Consultations
India and Croatia held the 11th session of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on 30 April 2024 in New Delhi. […]
Defence
India strongly protests against Canada
The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs about the raising of separatist slogans on ‘Khalistan’ at an event that the Prime Minister of Canada was personally addressing. […]
Defence
SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan
SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan endorses ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. Defence Secretary reiterates India’s steadfast commitment towards maintaining peace, stability & security in SCO region. Calls for adopting zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism. […]
Business
Centre allows export of onion to six countries
Centre allows export of 99,150 MT onion to six countries Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) is the agency for export of onion to the countries. Government of India allows export of 2000 MT of white onion cultivated specially for export markets in Middle-East and some European countries. […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi speaks with Ms. Georgia Meloni
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with H.E. Ms. Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. […]
Foreign Relations
10th Round of India-Japan Consultations
The 10th Round of India-Japan Consultations on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Export Control was held in Tokyo on 24 April 2024. […]
Defence
5th High-Level Meeting between ICG and ROPCG
Indian Coast Guard & Royal Oman Police Coast Guard officials meet in New Delhi to combat transnational illegal activities at sea & promote regional cooperation […]
Business
Trade deficit falls by 35.7% in FY 23-24
Overall trade deficit is estimated to significantly improve by 35.77% from USD 121.62 Billion in FY 2022-23 to USD 78.12 Billion in FY 2023-24; Merchandise trade deficit improves by 9.33% at USD 240.17 Billion in the current FY as compared to USD 264.90 Billion in FY 2022-23. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Bramha Kumar appointed as next Ambassador of India to Zimbabwe
Shri Bramha Kumar (IFS: 2005), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe. […]
Foreign Relations
Meeting of India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism
The 16th Meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 15 April 2024. […]
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Statement on the situation in West Asia
We are seriously concerned at the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran which threatens the peace and security in the region. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Dr Congo Foreign Office Consultations
The First Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held on 10 April 2024 in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India – Luxembourg Foreign Office Consultations
The 2nd round of India-Luxembourg Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) was held on 09 April 2024 in New Delhi. […]