Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, at the SCO Plus Meeting in Tianjin, emphasized UN reform, prioritizing counter-terrorism, and India's commitment to sustainable development, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday emphasised the need to proceed with a political and strategic direction to reduce bilateral trade deficit, said the Ministry of External Affairs, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, while adressing the special briefing on
"The two sides concluded an important action plan on human resource exchange today, which sets a headline number of two-way exchange of people of 5,00,000 over the next five years, including 50,000 skilled and semi-skilled personnel from India to Japan," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri sai
Addressing a special MEA press briefing in Tokyo, Misri said, "At this point in time, our discussion with Japan was about our bilateral issues. We were not discussing issues between either one of us in any third country. Naturally, what is happening in the rest of the world is discussed.
Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla remained hopeful that India will soon conclude a "satisfactory mutually beneficial" Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US as 50 per cent tariffs are set to kick in on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29 during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba with the two leaders slated to review bilateral ties which have expanded in scope and ambition over the last decad
Addressing a special briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the Prime Minister's visit to Japan and China, Misri said the visit would help open new avenues of cooperation and enhance resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday concluded his two-day Nepal visit and returned home. During the visit, Misri also handed over a formal invitation to Nepal Prime Minister Oli for a visit to India.
Foreign Secretary Misri handed over items that included Light Strike Vehicles, Critical Care Medical Equipment and Military Animals, gifted as part of India's ongoing defence cooperation with Nepal.