INDIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

President Putin welcomed PM Modi at Novo-Ogaryovo for a private meeting celebrating India-Russia friendship. The Ministry of External Affairs called it a meeting of two close friends and partners on X, sharing photos. Modi’s visit, his first since t...

On July 07, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Russia visit is a great opportunity for him and the country's president, Vladimir Putin, to hold direct talks on a host of issues, including trade. He said b...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Astana during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. They discussed bilateral relations, noting progress since their last meeting. Jaishankar rai...

In a press release, MEA stated, "At the Summit, the leaders are expected to review the organization's activities over the past two decades and discuss the state and prospects of multilateral cooperation. Topical issues of regional and international ...

Pakistan handed over a list of missing defence personnel to India from the wars of 1965 and 1971 while exchanging lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen. The Foreign Office reported that Pakistan provided a list of 254 Indian prisoners in Pakista...

Pakistan has been requested to ensure the safety, security and welfare of all Indian and believed-to-be-Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen, pending their release and repatriation to India, it said. The MEA said India remains committed to addres...

Indian farm worker Satnam Singh's shocking death in Italy's Latina last week sent shockwaves in India. The accident resulted in the severing of his arm, which happened while he was working at the farm. As per Flai CGIL trade union, instead of receiv...

Chairing the Colombo Process, I, Muktesh Pardeshi, focused on safe and orderly migration for overseas employment, emphasizing renewed commitment, collaboration, and financial sustainability while presenting an action plan for membership expansion an...

​​The US State Department's 'Religious Freedom Report 2023' released by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday noted violent attacks on minority groups, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults and vandalism of houses...

Lebanon shares border with Israel in south. The MEA said there is an "evolving situation" in Lebanon. The Indian Embassy had on Thursday shared an advisory in a post on X, saying it is an "advisory for Indian nationals in Lebanon".

PM Hasina arrived in India earlier today on a State visit from June 21 to 22 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the meeting, Jaishankar said that the Bangladesh PM's State visit highlights "close and abiding ties" between t...

The Indian side was led by Piyush Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Europe West) and Paramita Tripathi, Joint Secretary (Oceania and Indo-Pacific), while the French side was led by Benoît Guidée, Director (Asia and Oceania), Ministry of Foreign Affairs a...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended financial aid to families of two Gorakhpur workers who died in a Kuwait fire and to pilgrims injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu's Reasi. He facilitated the return of their bodies and offered condolences, p...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of at least 40 Indian nationals in a devastating fire in a building in the southern Mangaf district of Kuwait. He assured that the Indian Embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situati...

India has been pressing Russia for the safety and repatriation of Indian nationals employed by the Russian Army, following the deaths of two more Indians in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, bringing the total to four. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra emph...

S Jaishankar has been re-appointed as the minister of external affairs in new cabinet formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he took charge of the PM post on Monday.

Dignitaries from various neighbouring nations have converged in Delhi to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi. Among them are prominent figures like Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Mauritius Prime Minister Pr...

Suspended JD(U) MP Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, must respond to a show-cause notice from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) by June 2 regarding the revocation of his diplomatic passport. The MEA issued the noti...

In Bishkek, violent clashes had broken out among student groups, with reports indicating the use of batons by attackers on May 18. International students had been wounded after attackers forcibly entered hostel rooms.