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Parliament panel calls for dedicated security budget, audits for Indian missions AbroadA parliamentary panel has urged the Centre to create a dedicated budget for the security of Indian missions abroad. An immediate security a...- Bangladesh aid cut by half; no fund for Chabahar Port in Union Budget 2026India's budget reveals shifts in foreign aid. Assistance to Bangladesh is halved. No funds are allocated for the Chabahar Port project in I...
- MEA gets Rs 22,118 cr in Union Budget for 2026-27Bhutan receives the largest development aid of Rs 2,288 crore in India's Union Budget for 2026-27. Nepal and Maldives/Mauritius follow with...
- Need to ensure affordable energy for 1.4 b people: India on US BillIndia is keenly observing a proposed law in the US that may impose substantial tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil. New Delhi asser...
- Funds alone can't secure global heftThe Parliamentary Standing Committee highlights that the Ministry of External Affairs' budget is too low to support India's global ambition...
- Panel calls for significant MEA budget hikeA parliamentary panel urged for a significant budget increase for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to align with India's foreign poli...
- Parliamentary panel for hike in MEA budget says current allocation not reflective of India's growing statureA parliamentary panel led by Shashi Tharoor recommends a substantial increase in the budget allocation for India's Ministry of External Aff...
- MEA gets Rs 20,516 cr in Union budget for 2025-26India has allocated Rs 2,150 crore to Bhutan as development aid in its Union Budget for 2025-26, under its 'neighbourhood first' policy. Ne...
- India pips US to become 2nd largest 5G smartphone marketIndia has surpassed the US to become the second-largest market for 5G smartphones after China in early 2024, driven by affordable models fr...
- India to be among main drivers of 2024 smartphone shipment volumes: CounterpointA Counterpoint Research report predicts a 3% increase in global smartphone shipments to 1.2 billion units in 2024, driven by emerging marke...
- Par panel recommends allocation of 1% of total Union Budget to MEA; desires cadre review at the earliestThe panel said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) remains one of the least funded central ministries as its revised budget hover around...
- MEA gets Rs 18,050 crore in Union Budget for 2023-24In-line with India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the largest share of aid portfolio has been granted towards Bhutan with the allocation o...
- Funds allocation to MEA inadequate considering India's foreign policy objectives: Par panelThe budgetary allocation to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is inadequate, considering the extent and magnitude of India's diplomati...
- India sets aside over Rs 7,100 crore as development assistance to other countriesThe allocation of Rs 18,154 crore is the highest for the ministry till date and the overall development portfolio including the assistance ...
- 'Discernible mismatch' between funds required and allocated to MEA: Parliamentary Standing Committee reportThe Committee took serious note of the "cavalier approach" of the Ministry of Finance over such a serious issue that "undermines" India's c...
- India on top 10 ranking of global digital diplomacy: Diplomacy LiveIndia has been ranked in the top 10 nations in terms of its digital diplomacy performance by Diplomacy Live, a global research, advocacy, c...
- Parliamentary committee pulls up centre for inadequate budget allocation for MEAThe committee felt that the budgetary allocation was grossly inadequate, given the size and aspirations of the country.
- Budget 2013: P Chidambaram's Budget cuts hit India’s overseas outreachChidambaram’s budget 2013 will mean that India will have to curb some very important development assistance programmes in several countries.
- Budget 2012: 23% increase in MEA allocation; big increase in the aid to neighboursAn increase of about 23% was made in the Union Budget for the Ministry of External Affairs which got an allocation of Rs 9661.97 crore.
- There are not enough diplomats in IndiaFor every Indian envoy there are four Brazilian and seven Chinese counterparts, says Foreign Secretary.
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