Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit, presently serving as India's High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, has been concurrently accredited as India's High Commissioner to Montserrat
During his day-long official visit, Jaishankar conveyed warm greetings and wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to The Amir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Al Thani.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated team India on securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at Barbados on Saturday.
The CBI registered cases against 14 officials including Passport Assistants or Senior Passport Assistants posted at Passport Sews Kendras (PSKs) of Lower Parel and Malad, and 18 passport facilitation agents or touts on allegations that officials posted at PSK, Lower Parel, Mumbai and PSK Mal
Jaishankar said that said that the Odisha government has been assured that the External Affairs Ministry would closely work with them so as to promote tourism.
Muktesh Pardeshi, Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, delivered the special address as the incoming Chair-in-Office.
Regarding the matter of 10 Indian fishermen charged with death in Sri Lanka, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India has always prioritised the welfare of these fishermen and is making efforts to bring them back home.
Regarding Chinese aggressiveness in the South China Sea, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India has clarified its position several times as to how it looks at this situation and emphasised the importance of international law, respect for a rules-based order and peaceful resoluti
"The embassy in Beirut has issued an advisory. The advisory is not a travelling advisory, restricting Indians from travelling to Beirut. It is an advisory for Indian nationals who are based in Lebanon so that they stay in touch with the embassy."