No Change In India’s Position On Not Recognising Taliban: MEA

India on Thursday asserted that there has been no change in its position on not recognising the Taliban regime in Kabul, in comments that came amid reports of an Afghan foreign policy body asking officials to attend an online programme under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) initiative. The Institute of Diplomacy under the Afghan Foreign Ministry reportedly conveyed to

March 17, 2023
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Indian Navy, Royal Saudi Navy Prepare For India-Saudi Arabia Naval Exercise ‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’

Indian Navy Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces on Thursday met in Mumbai and gave final touches to preparations for India-Saudi Arabia Naval Exercise ‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’ planned for May 2023 in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail.The exercise will be the second such Naval Exercise. The first was in August 2021."A team from Royal Saudi Naval Forces met with the Indian side in Mumbai, giving final touches to

March 17, 2023
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India’s Approach To Oil Import Guided By Its Energy Security Requirements: MEA

New Delhi: India’s approach will be guided by energy security requirements with regards to importing oil, Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday even as media reports suggested divergence of opinion in some Western capitals over keeping the the price cap on Russian crude at $60 a barrel."We have repeatedly made it clear that our approach will be guided by our energy security requirements,"

March 17, 2023
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‘We Look Forward To Rich Discussion,’ MEA On Japanese PM Kishida’s Visit To India

New Delhi: India is looking forward to a "rich discussion" with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is set to arrive next week for a two-day visit, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a press briefing on Thursday. Bagchi called Japan a "very important partner" and stressed that India looks forward to the exchange of views."We look forward to the visit

March 17, 2023
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‘India Provided More Than 291 Million Covid Doses…UN Entities,’ Rajya Sabha MP Patra At 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union In Bahrain

Manama; Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Bahrain on Wednesday highlighted India’s role in providing Covid vaccines to 99 countries and to UN entities by pursuing the principle of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka ka Prayas.’"India believes in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which means ‘The World Is One Family.’ It is with this belief in peaceful

March 17, 2023
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US Senate Recognises McMahon Line As International Boundary, Calls Arunachal An ‘Integral Part’ of India

A bipartisan resolution, which was first introduced in the US Senate last month, also supports India’s ‘sovereignty and territorial integrity’New Delhi: The US Tuesday formally recognised the McMahon Line as the international boundary between India’s Arunachal Pradesh and China, and rejected Beijing’s claim that the north-eastern state falls under Chinese territory.The McMahon Line between India

March 15, 2023
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Khalistani Terrorists Force Brisbane’s Indian Consulate To Close Down

Brisbane: Days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s assured to curb anti-India elements in the country, the Indian Consulate in Brisbane was forced to close down on Wednesday by Khalistan supporters, reported The Australia Today."Slogans were raised against Hindus calling them supremacists with Khalistan Zindabad," said The Australia Today at the Indian Consulate located on Swann

March 15, 2023
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India Invites Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif For SCO Meeting: Report

In an important development, India has extended an invitation to Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), slated to take place in New Delhi next month.A formal invitation on the same was given to the Pakistan Foreign office by the Indian government.While the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting will be held in April, the bloc’s Foreign

March 15, 2023
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Centre To Introduce Bill To Empower Tri-Services Commanders In Lok Sabha Today

The Centre on Wednesday will introduce in Parliament a bill to empower the commander-in-chief or the officer-in-command of inter-services organisations to maintain discipline and ensure proper discharge of duties among the personnel attached under them.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will introduce the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha.The

March 15, 2023
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