Union Minister of State Meenakashi Lekhi along with envoys of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Panama, and other nations offered prayers to sacred Buddha relics in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi hosted a farewell luncheon for the outgoing Ambassador of Argentina, Hugo Javier Gobbi, as he bid farewell following his tenure.
The Ministry of External Affairs clarified on Saturday that a question on the Sansad website being shown under the name of Union Minister of State, Meenakashi Lekhi needs 'technical correction' and instead be attributed to MoS V Muraleedharan.
The meeting focused on exploring avenues for stronger collaboration between India and Greece, with a particular emphasis on leveraging the invaluable contributions of the Indian diaspora.
During her visit, MoS will interact with various stakeholders from government, legislative, and multilateral institutions, as well as the Indian community.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Sunday said the Prime Minister's Office is monitoring the ongoing situation in Israel adding "we are on the job" to bring back stranded Indian students.
The recreation of the ancient stitched ship is a multi-ministerial project with design and construction being overseen by the Indian Navy and funded by the Ministry of Culture.
"A piece becomes a 'shivling' by concentration. But to even blame the LG they blurted out the truth. They blamed the LG and said that they would lodge an FIR. The truth came out that means all work was done by the LG not them," Lekhi said.
Underplaying Xi's and Putin's absence during the G20 summit, Lekhi said a declaration that will be issued at the end of the summit is mostly prepared, and it is the countries' prerogative who they want to send.
“BRICS countries now form one of the world’s most important economic blocs, representing more than one quarter of global GDP which stands at 31.5 per cent and 16 per cent of the world trade and 43 per cent of the world population,” MoS Lekhi said.