Ahead of the second round of Political Consultations between the UAE and Belgium, on 16th July, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, met Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, at her office.
Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla expressed concerns over the ongoing violent protests in Bangladesh against the quota system in government jobs, and said there is a reasonable amount of "unrest and instability."
India's new Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, arrived in Paro, Bhutan, on Friday and met with Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay during his two-day official visit.
The foreign direct inflows in India will continue to surge as long as the "China plus one" strategy combined with the production linked incentive (PLI) schemes are working, highlights a report by Jefferies, an investment banking and capital markets firm.
Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration attempt at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector on Thursday, officials said.
Participants in the Caucasus Investment Forum (CIF) signed 100 agreements, including 7 with foreign authorities and companies, worth 106.1 billion rubles.
The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan, and underscores the highest priority Government of India attaches to its 'Neighbourhood First' Policy, the MEA also said.
BJP MP Raju Bista and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday paid tribute to Captain Brijesh Thapa who lost his life in the Doda encounter. Bista and Shringla paid tribute to Captain Brijesh Thapa at Bengdubi Military Station in Siliguri, Darjeeling.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri reviewed the overseas assets of India's energy sector which includes the foreign branches of the India PSUs. It includes majorly ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Oil India Ltd (OIL), Bharat PetroResources Ltd (BPRL), GAIL India, and
National Human Rights Commission of India Secretary General, Bharat Lal, addressed the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York on 'India's Approach to Human Rights and said that India has established a robust institutional framework to protect and promote human rights.