External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Vietnam on Sunday, for his four-day visit during which he will be co-chairing the 18th Joint Commission meeting.
Under 'Operation Ajay', the fourth flight with 274 Indians onboard departed from Israel in the early hours of Sunday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will co-chair the 18th meeting of the India-Vietnam Joint Commission on Economic, Trade, Scientific, and Technological Cooperation with his Vietnamese counterpart as will visit Vietnam next week, Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called the launch of a ferry service between Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai an "important step" in increasing the connectivity between the two nations.
In his virtual address at the flag-off ceremony of the ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai, he said that the launch of a ferry service between India and Sri Lanka is also an affirmation of the people-centric policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
As second flight carrying 235 Indian nationals from Tel Aviv reached Delhi airport under 'Operation Ajay' on Saturday, expressed their gratitude and thanked the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of External Affairs.
A Treaty of Friendship between India and Switzerland was signed at New Delhi on August 14, 1948, one of the first such treaties to be signed by independent India and an important milestone in Indo-Swiss relations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
He said India continues to monitor the situation in Israel and provide necessary information and assistance. He further said the government is always committed to the safety of Indians abroad.
Pointing out that electricity production in the state is on the decline, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that a meeting will be held to discuss the possibility of purchasing electricity from external sources.
Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne's decision to skip the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) in New Delhi from 12-14 October is the latest development in the ongoing diplomatic spat between India and Canada.
Yesterday, the MEA had set up a 24-hour control room in view of the escalating conflict. The control room will help monitor the situation and provide information and assistance.