'Continues to misrepresent facts': India slams US panel on religious freedom for its 'biased' report
India: The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi called the US religious panel's report as 'unbiased and inaccurate'.
Jul 03, 2022, 11:00 AM IST
Prophet Mohammad remark row: This issue was not raised by Iranian FM, says MEA
"We have made it pretty clear that tweets and comments do not reflect views of government," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
Jun 09, 2022, 18:57 PM IST
Indian delegation in Kabul hold talks with Taliban, for the first time since takeover
An Afghan foreign ministry spokesperson said that acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi received the Indian team led by JP Singh and the discussions focused on India-Afghan diplomatic relations, bilateral trade and humanitarian aid.
Jun 02, 2022, 22:22 PM IST
‘We are monitoring the situation’: MEA on reports of bridge coming up in Pangong’s ‘occupied’ area
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said he is aware of these reports and he was not sure if it is the second bridge or an expansion of the first one.
May 19, 2022, 22:10 PM IST
Africa must be included in reformed UNSC, get 'voice in global decision-making', says EAM S Jaishankar
Dr S Jaishankar explained, "When it comes to political issues, we share the frustration of international organizations being unrepresentative of contemporary reality."
May 18, 2022, 06:49 AM IST
India appoints Naveen Srivastava as new ambassador to Nepal
"Naveen Srivastava, presently Additional Secretary in the ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nepal. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the MEA said in a statement.
May 18, 2022, 06:26 AM IST
‘No locus standi’: India rejects 'farcical' Pakistan resolution on J&K delimitation move
“Pakistan has no locus standi to pronounce on or interfere in matters that are internal to India, including the Indian territories under Pakistan’s illegal and forcible occupation," it underlined.
May 17, 2022, 13:50 PM IST
Tourist visas to Chinese nationals: Not the right time to discuss this issue, says MEA
India has been raising with China the plight of approximately 22,000 Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities who are unable to go back for physical classes.
Apr 28, 2022, 19:22 PM IST
Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth to arrive in India today on eight-day visit
The MEA informed that Mauritius PM will participate in the ground-breaking ceremony for the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar on April 19 along with PM Modi.
Apr 17, 2022, 08:16 AM IST
India rejects criticism, says New Delhi has very good economic ties with Russia
At a media briefing, Bagchi said India has been very open about its engagement with Russia and even cited continuing procurement of crude oil from Russia by Europe.
Apr 07, 2022, 19:29 PM IST
'Beijing has no locus standi': India rejects Chinese FM Wang Yi's remarks on J&K
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said China and other countries have ''no locus standi'' to comment on Jammu and Kashmir and they should note that India refrains from the public judgement of their internal issues, in what is seen as a strong reaction and message to Beijing.
Mar 24, 2022, 06:57 AM IST
'Leave Ukraine using humanitarian corridors': Indian Embassy issues fresh advisory for Indians
"The Humanitarian Corridor for evacuation of stranded people has been announced in various parts of Ukraine from 1000 hrs on 8 March 2022," the advisory said.
Mar 08, 2022, 19:37 PM IST
Who was Mukul Arya, Indian representative at Ramallah who was found dead in embassy
Mukul Arya was an IFS officer from the 2008-batch who served in the Indian embassies in Kabul. Palestine and Moscow.
Mar 07, 2022, 09:59 AM IST
Leave Kharkiv immediately, proceed to settlements on foot if…: MEA to stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine— 10 points
MEA said that a mechanism for issuing emergency certificates to those who lost their Indian passports has been instituted.
Mar 02, 2022, 19:30 PM IST
Govt to send 26 evacuation flights in next 3 days to bring back stranded Indians
Systematic planning is being done to evacuate citizens and the ministry is working to multi-fold increase the number of daily flights to evacuate stranded Indians.
Mar 01, 2022, 15:17 PM IST
'Operation Ganga': PM Narendra Modi asks IAF to join evacuation efforts in Ukraine
The Union government has launched `Operation Ganga` to bring back stranded students and Indian citizens from the conflict-torn Ukraine. Special flights are being operated by Air India as part of the `Operation Ganga` mission.
Mar 01, 2022, 13:23 PM IST
‘Leave Kyiv urgently’: Indian embassy issues fresh advisory for Indians amid Russia-Ukraine war
In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts from Ukraine under “Operation Ganga”, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts, said sources.
Mar 01, 2022, 12:25 PM IST
Evacuation of citizens from Ukraine hampered by 'adverse conditions': India
India has told the UN Security Council and the General Assembly meetings on Ukraine that it will be providing relief supplies to Ukraine that is suffering an invasion by Russia.
Mar 01, 2022, 12:00 PM IST
Union Cabinet Secretary briefs states about steps taken to evacuate Indians from war-hit Ukraine
On PM Modi's direction, Rajiv Gauba, the Cabinet Secretary of India, spoke to the Chief Secretary of States and briefed them along with district collectors the steps taken by the Centre for the safe evacuation of Indian students from war-hit Ukraine.
Feb 28, 2022, 14:51 PM IST
‘Operation Ganga’: MEA activates dedicated Twitter handle to facilitate evacuation of Indians from Ukraine
India has already set up round-the-clock "control centres" in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine through border-crossing points with these countries.
Feb 28, 2022, 06:33 AM IST