BS Mubarak appointed as Republic of Guatemala Ambassador: MEA
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): B. S. Mubarak has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guatemala, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
P Chidambaram attacks Centre over 'India-Pakistan talks'
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the Centre as it agreed to hold a meeting of the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to visit India
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, accompanied by a 6 member delegation, would be visiting India from Oct 1-4, 2018 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister.
No resumption of talks, says MEA after Imran Khan writes to Modi urging bilateral dialogues
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Following Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi urging resumption of bilateral talks, Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday declined to hold any such dialogues, media reports said.
MEA rubbishes US official's claim of China's resumption of activities in Doklam
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Reacting to a top US official's claim of China's resumption of activities in the disputed territory of Doklam, the Ministry of External Affairs has issued a statement to rubbish such reports.
MEA clears air over Tanvi Seth's passport controversy
New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): Ministry of External Affairs has come out with a statement to clear the air over the passport issuance controversy of an interfaith couple in Uttar Pradesh that saw the intervention of India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. MEA said the passport was issued to the couple legitimately, debunking the "misinformation" that it was issued at the direction of the MEA though the couple's papers were not in order.
Urged Maldives to return to path of democracy before elections: MEA
New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): In the backdrop of tensions between the two countries, India has urged Maldives to return to the path of democracy before the conduction of elections in the country.
Nirav Modi never had more than one valid passport, says Indian foreign ministry
New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS ): Indian external affairs ministry (MEA) on Thursday said fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi is not in possession of any second valid passport issued by the authorities.
India aware of abduction of its nationals in Afghanistan
Kabul, May 6 (IBNS): Indian officials on Sunday said they are aware of the abduction of Indian nationals in Afghanistan.
India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan
New Delhi,/Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): India on Sunday condemned the suicide blast in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul that killed at least 31 people.
India says no change in position on Dalai Lama after report claims China ties influencing stance
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): Clearing its stance on Dalai Lama in the wake of a newspaper report, the Ministry of External Affairs has said the Tibetan spiritual leader is a revered religious leader and deeply respected by India and there is no change in India's position on him.
India has nothing to do with Jaspal Atwal's invitation to country: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said the government had nothing to do with convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal's invitation by the Canadian High Commissioner to India during a recently concluded visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Expect Maldives will not extend emergency beyond today: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IBNS): The Indian government on Tuesday said it expects that Maldives will not be extending its state of Emergency any further.
Declaration of state emergency in Maldives is disturbing: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Maldives following the refusal of the Government to abide by the unanimous ruling of the full bench of the Supreme Court is a 'disturbing situation'.
Maldives Emergency: Defer all non-essential travels to Male, MEA tells Indians
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): In the wake of worsening law and order situation in Maldives, which culminated in the declaration of 'State of Emergency', the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has urged all nationals to defer all non-essential travels to the Male, the former's capital city.