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'Accountant' Modi must speak as the nation's PM, not BJP�
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Expressing disappointment at Narendra Modi's 'saddening' Independence Day address, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Monday asserted that the former must realise that he is addressing the nation as everyone's Prime Minister and n
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India welcomes dialogue with Pak on 'contemporary & relevant'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 13 (ANI): Responding to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz's statement that Pakistan is planning to invite India for a dialogue on the Kashmir issue, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said India would welcome a dial
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Sushma Swaraj holds delegation-level talks with Chinese counterpart
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held delegation-level talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during which the duo discussed issues of mutual interest.
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V.K. Singh meets injured BJP leader in Fortis, assures condition is much b
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) V. K. Singh today visited the Fortis hospital in Noida to meet the injured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brijpal Tevatia and six others, who were shot at by unidentified assailants at Muradnagar in Ghaziab
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M. J. Akbar to travel to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq between August 17-23
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar will be on an official visit to Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq from August 17 to 23 to strengthen bilateral ties with the West Asia region.
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Punjab Deputy CM urges Swaraj to take up sacrilege issue with U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug. 11 (ANI): Condemning the alleged sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib in California, the United States, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to take up the issue with the U.S. Government to ensure that the c
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India has reminded Pak about repatriating imprisoned Hamid Ansari: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): The official Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that it had reminded Pakistan about its responsibility to send incarcerated Indian Citizen Hamid Ansari back home at the earliest.
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Chinese FM to hold bilateral talks with Sushma Swaraj in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive here tomorrow on a three-day official visit to India during which he will hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on important issues of bilateral, regional and multilateral interest.
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India issues demarche to Pak envoy, questions cross-border infiltration, s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.9 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to register the Government of India's protest and objection to Islamabad's policy of supporting cross-border infiltration and sending trained terrorists into India.
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Swaraj to address UNGA in New York on Sept. 26
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26 in New York.
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'Timing' not right: MEA on KT Jaleel passport row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 5 (ANI): Responding to allegations made by Kerala Local Administration and Minority Affairs Minister K T Jaleel that it was unfair to not grant him a diplomatic passport for a visit Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that the 'timing'
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Solving humanitarian issues of Indian workers in Saudi is top priority: ME
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 5 (ANI): Detailing out the efforts being made to help thousands of Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Friday the authorities in the gulf nation have promised prompt actions in addressing all the issues
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