Foreign Relations
Ind-AUS ECTA to enter into force on 29 December 2022
India and Australia exchange written notifications; Ind-AUS ECTA to enter into force on 29 December 2022 […]
Month: November 2022
Finance
ECGC updates Country Risk Rating Model
In view of the current geopolitical circumstances and their impact on global trade, ECGC updated its Country Risk Rating Model with the objective of an improved assessment of the trade credit risk profile of various countries […]
Foreign Relations
Korea to fund Nagpur-Mumbai highway
The arrangement between Government of India and Government of Republic of Korea regarding the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) loan of Korean Won 245.081 billion (approx. Rs. 1,495.68 crore) for Establishment of Intelligent Transport System on Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Project was signed […]
Business
Updated Tariff notifications for Oils & Metals
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has made the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India for Oils and Precious Metals […]
Foreign Relations
Maritime to get Digitized
India supports UAE’s proposal to include digitization in IMO Strategic Plan; To digitize all the ships certifications and commercial documents required under all IMO Conventions; India supports the adoption of a maritime single window system: Dr Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary, MoPSW […]
Business
Plywood not at all a costly commodity
“SMART PLYWOOD BUYING GUIDE” IS A MUST REFERENCE BOOK FOR THOSE PLANNING TO DO THEIR INTERIORS AUTHORED BY MR. AKHILESH CHITLANGIA, INDIA’S LEADING PLYWOOD EXPERT AND A YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER, TO GUIDE INDIANS TO SELECT THE RIGHT PLYWOOD […]
Foreign Relations
India has emerged as a net security provider in Indo-Pacific
India has emerged as a net security provider in Indo-Pacific, says Raksha Mantri at multi-agency HADR exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’ in Agra; Representatives from ASEAN nations & national & regional stakeholders involved in disaster management attending the exercise; Shri Rajnath Singh calls for sharing of information, resources & equipment to deal with future natural disasters […]
Foreign Relations
5th India Azerbaijan FOC held
The Fifth round of India-Azerbaijan Foreign Office Consultations was held in New Delhi […]
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4th India Guyana FOC held
India and Guyana held the 4th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Georgetown […]
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8th India Latvia FOC held
India and Latvia held Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
Intl Lusophone Festival to be held in Goa
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Government of Goa is organizing the International Lusophone Festival in Goa from 03-06 December 2022 […]
Foreign Relations
Indonesian Security Minister visits India
At the invitation of National Security Adviser Shri Ajit K. Doval, KC, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mahfud, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, is paying an official visit to India […]
Foreign Relations
INDIA – MALAYSIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE Commences
INDIA – MALAYSIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE HARIMAU SHAKTI – 2022 COMMENCES AT PULAI, KLUANG, MALAYSIA […]
Foreign Relations
4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue held
Raksha Mantri holds 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Minister of Armed Forces of France in New Delhi; Discusses ways to bolster defence industrial cooperation with focus on ‘Make in India’; Means to strengthen maritime cooperation & increase scope & complexity of bilateral exercises also deliberated upon […]
Foreign Relations
5 Envoys present their Credentials
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the High Commissioners/Ambassadors of Bangladesh, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Latvia and Japan at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan […]
Technology
Global Tech Summit 22 to be held from 29th Nov 22
The 7th edition of the GTS will be held from 29 November to 01 December 2022 in New Delhi; The Global Technology Summit (GTS) is India’s annual flagship event on Geotechnology, co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India […]
Foreign Relations
Egypt President to be Chief Guest at the 2023 Republic Day
At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, will be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2023 […]
Foreign Relations
MEA Sec. Sayeed visited Morocco on bilateral relations
Secretary (CPV &OIA) Dr. Ausaf Sayeed paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco from 22-25 November 2022. […]
Foreign Relations
MEA Sec East meets Colombian MFA
Shri Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs held bilateral discussions on 25 November 2022 with his counterpart H.E. Mr. Francisco Jose Coy Granados, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia […]
Foreign Relations
India-Bhutan jointly developed Satellite launched
The India-Bhutan SAT, jointly developed by India and Bhutan was launched into space today by ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). […]
Foreign Relations
India-GCC to resume FTA discussions
Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal, and Industry and His Excellency Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held a Joint Press Conference, in New Delhi today, to announce the intent to pursue negotiations on the India-GCC FTA. […]
Foreign Relations
India gets IEC Vice Presidency and SMB Chair for 2023-25
India wins the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. […]
Foreign Relations
INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL DIALOGUE concludes
The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2022 (IPRD-2022) ended today in New Delhi. The three-day event is the annual apex-level regional strategic dialogue of the Indian Navy, and was conducted from 23 November to 25 November 2022 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta Complete visit to South Korea
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta, during their stay at Busan from 21 to 23 Nov 22, participated in multiple activities with the RoK Navy that included official and social interactions, cross-deck visits and sports fixtures […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Millet Year to provide global opportunity to India: Tomar
International Year of Millets (IYOM) – 2023 will provide an opportunity to globally promote millets as the nutritious cereals – Shri Narendra Singh Tomar […]
Foreign Relations
NCGC trains 530 Maldivian Civil Servants
NCGG receives high praise from Maldives Government for its capacity building programme for Maldivian Civil Servants; Over 530 civil servants trained as an outcome of the MoU between NCGG India and CSC Maldives despite the pandemic; NCGG advances Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘neighbourhood first’ policy […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India Panama FOC held
Nov 24: The 2nd Foreign Office Consultations between India and Panama were held in Panama City on 23 November 2022. […]
Foreign Relations
Iran’s Deputy FM visits India on Bilateral Relations
Nov 24: Foreign Office Consultations were held between India and Iran on 24 November 2022 in New Delhi. The Iranian […]
Foreign Relations
22nd IORA Council of Ministers Meet held
India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers’ (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held at Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 November 2022. The Indian delegation was led by Hon’ble Minister of State External Affairs (MoS), Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. […]
Foreign Relations
4th India Venezuela FOC held
India and Venezuela held the 4th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Caracas […]
Foreign Relations
Myanmar Foreign Secretary visits India
Foreign Secretary discussed maintenance of security and stability in the border areas of India and Myanmar during his visit to India […]
Foreign Relations
9th India EU FP&SC held
The 9th India-EU Foreign Policy & Security Consultations were held in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
1st India Gabon FOC held
India and Gabon held the first Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India Uganda FOC held
the second round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) between India and Uganda was held on 22 November 2022 in New Delhi […]
Technology
India takes over as Council Chair of Global Partnership on AI
India today assumed the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). […]
Business
North East to play imp role in Act East Policy
Government-accelerated development initiatives in North East transform ‘Look East policy’ into ‘Act East Policy’; Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Master Plan to act as force multiplier in developing infrastructural facilities in North East region; New India can be possible only with Bold Policy Reforms, World Class Infrastructure and Top-Class Talent: Rajnath Singh […]
Foreign Relations
UAE MFA visits India
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, is paying an official visit to India […]
Foreign Relations
VP Dhankhar Visits Qatar
Hon’ble Vice President of India (HVPI) Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar paid a visit to Qatar from 20-21 November, 2022 at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar […]
Foreign Relations
Syrian MFA visits India
Dr. Fayssal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic is on an official visit to India […]
Foreign Relations
4th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan held
India participated in the fourth Meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan which was held in Moscow […]
Foreign Relations
5th India-Australia Cyber Policy dialogue held
India and Australia convened their fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue under the auspices of the India-Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and Plan of Action 2020-2025 […]
Foreign Relations
India-Russia hold consultations on UN Issues
Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation for consultations on United Nations and multilateral issues with Russian Foreign Ministry officials […]
Foreign Relations
Vice President to visit Qatar for FIFA Cup
At the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, the Hon’ble Vice President of India will pay an official visit to Qatar […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi interacts with Indian Community in Bali
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed and interacted with over 800 members of Indian diaspora and Friends of India in Bali, Indonesia […]
Foreign Relations
Modi meets Biden on the sides of G20
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of USA, H.E. Mr. Joseph R. Biden on the margins of G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India Canada Consular Dialogue held
The 2nd India-Canada Consular Dialogue was held in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
12th India Kyrgyzstan FOC held
India and the Kyrgyz Republic held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Bishkek […]
Foreign Relations
4th India-Romania FOC held
The 4th India and Romania held Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
Vice President visits ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit
The Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar paid a successful and productive visit to Cambodia from 11-13 November 2022 […]
Foreign Relations
Shri G. Balasubramanian concurrently accredited as Permanent Representative to ECOWAS
Shri G. Balasubramanian currently serving as the Honourable High Commissioner at the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been concurrently accredited as the next Permanent Representative of India to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]