Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday that discussions on trade settlements in national currency have been very positive within the BRICS framework.
At a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that in the BRICS summit which concluded under the presidency of South Africa in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the BRICS Business Forum as one of the key pillars of intra-B
The focus of the 15th BRICS Summit is on trade within the national currency as common currency discussions have several prerequisites, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday.
Regarding the chances of a bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has said that the Prime Minister's schedule is still being developed.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Monday said that Greece is one of the most important European partners of India and pointed out Athens has been a supporter of New Delhi's United Nations Security Council's permanent membership.
Kwatra said that the two leaders acknowledged that the partnership and cooperation have been a source of great strength in overcoming the recent difficulties and challenges in Sri Lanka.
Asked if the Chinese movement in the Indian Ocean came up during the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Foreign Secretary said, "We are neighbours. We have a long-standing and comprehensive relationship, and it is n
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that both India and Sri Lanka agreed to develop Trincomalee city in Sri Lanka as the regional hub during the talks as both sides laid emphasis on establishing high-grid connectivity between the two nations.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict in detail and its impact on the developing countries. He said that the Prime Minister has been the biggest advocate that the conflict mus
After Egypt has requested to join the BRICS economic group, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that member countries are examining requests and simutaneouly deliberating on the criteria of expansion of the BRICS membership.
"Both Prime Minister and the President focused on the challenges that our strategic interests face all over different parts of the world. Naturally, in this regard, the developments in the Indo-Pacific area have always been an important area of cooperation between India and the US. And th
Regarding the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between the governments of India and Australia, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday said that they are planned in the month of June, and July respectively.