Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs (MoS), Pabitra Margherita, led a 110-member foreign delegation to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The delegation included Heads of Mission, their spouses, and diplomats from 71 countries.
China has said that the US unilateral tariff hikes severely violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that this move cannot solve the problems of the US at home and does not benefit either side.
India, home to over 10.45 crore Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals--comprising 8.6 per cent of the total population--boasts a rich and diverse tribal heritage.
Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and the Special Envoy of H.H. the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Republic of Indonesia, led a high-level delegation on an official visit to Indonesia from January 29 to February 1.
Ahead of the Assembly polls, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised the Delhi government for failing to provide essential services to residents, saying he feels "ashamed" to admit abroad that people in the national capital lack basic amenities under central schemes.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar described the Union Budget as "truly extraordinary" and said it benefits the poor, middle class, farmers, small traders, and young entrepreneurs.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and lauded the Union Budget 2025, calling it "forward-looking, employment-centric and growth-oriented."
Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that India's economy is growing despite the world facing multiple issues.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, on Friday said that foreign diplomats will visit the Maha Kumbh Mela on Saturday.
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) announced on Friday that government employees will be prohibited from using DeepSeek, a newly launched artificial intelligence model from China, due to concerns that it could expose sensitive data to Beijing, according to a report by Focus Taiwan.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in response to the UK Home Office Report on rising extremism in the United Kingdom, has said that the nature of "separatist and extremism threat" in UK is "well known" and the report should not be "condoned and falsely equated".