Foreign Relations

7th Deputy NSA Meeting of Colombo Security Conclave

The 7th Deputy NSA level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) was hosted by Maldives on 12 July 2023. Member States India, Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka met in the virtual format. Bangladesh and Seychelles participated as Observers. […]

Technology

CDTI organised a virtual workshop on ‘Counter Radicalization’

The Ministry of External Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs [Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) jointly with its outlying training unit, the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI)] organised a virtual workshop on ‘Counter Radicalization’ on 02-03 February 2023. […]

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Centre approves MoA by India for establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of Association (MoA) by India for the establishment of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Technology Transfer Facility (TTF) was signed by the BIMSTEC member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit held at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 30th March 2022. […]

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Finance Minister meets IMF Managing Director in Washington D.C.

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had a bilateral meeting with Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank (IMF-WB) Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. today. […]

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India signs 13 FTAs with its trading partners

So far, India has signed 13 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with its trading partners, including the 3 agreements, namely India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), India-UAE Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CEPA), and India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) signed during the last five years. […]

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5th BIMSTEC Summit

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit hosted in virtual mode by Sri Lanka, the current chair of BIMSTEC. […]

Foreign Relations

External Affairs Minister visited the Maldives and Sri Lanka

At the respective invitations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L.Peiris, External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka from 26-30 March 2022. […]

Business

53rd IHGF Delhi Fair 2022 organized by EPCH

The 53rd edition of one of the world’s largest handicrafts fairs – the IHGF-Delhi fair will open to overseas buyers, buying and sourcing professionals as well as large domestic volume retail buyers on 30th March 2022 in India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. […]

Foreign Relations

5th NSA Level Meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave

Delegations of the founding members of Colombo Security Conclave; Maldives, India and Sri Lanka, and the newest member of the Conclave, Mauritius, successfully concluded the 5th National Security Adviser level meeting held on 09 – 10 March 2022 in Maldives. Delegations from Bangladesh and Seychelles participated as Observers. […]

General

SRI LANKA – INDIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE SLINEX begins

The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022. The exercise is being conducted in two phases; the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar 22 followed by the Sea Phase on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal. […]

Foreign Relations

CICA Webinar on Traditional and Complementary Medicine

The Ministry of External Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Ayush, organised a webinar today under the framework of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Nursultan on ‘Role of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems such as Ayurveda, Yoga in overall healthcare and its relevance in mitigation and treatment of COVID-19’. […]

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Sri Lanka FM visits India on Official Visit

At the invitation of External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka, H.E. Prof. G.L.Peiris, accompanied by a 2-member official delegation, visited India on an official visit from 06-08 February 2022. This is the first visit of the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to India in his current term. […]

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India – Sri Lanka look towards new areas in Tech collaboration

India and Sri Lanka extended the existing S&T cooperation for 3 more years, with focus on new areas like waste-water technologies, biotech, sustainable agriculture, aerospace engineering, robotics, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence, as well as industrial collaborations at the India-Sri Lanka 5th Joint Committee on S&T Cooperation […]

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BIMSTEC JWG on Terrorism & Crime held

An inter-agency Indian delegation led by Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary, Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs participated in the 9th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC), hosted by Bhutan […]

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FS Shringla to visit Sri Lanka

At the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage, Foreign Secretary Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 02-05 October 2021. […]

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Envoys of Five Nations Present Credentials to President of India through Video Conference

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, accepted credentials from Ambassadors/High Commissioners of Iceland, Republic of The Gambia, Spain, Brunei Darussalam and Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka today (September 22, 2021) in a virtual ceremony. […]