India signs MoU kick-starting the process of its accession to SCOThe document was signed by Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs Sujata Mehta at the SCO summit which was attended by Prime Ministe...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.24 PM IST
Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed Secretary (West) in MEAAs the Secretary (West), Ghanashyam will be responsible for looking after the country's diplomatic affairs with the UK and other European n...
28 Feb, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
2017 to see number of key appointments in MEASwarup is expected to be replaced by Gopal Baglay, currently looking after (Pakistan-Iran-Afghanistan) in the ministry.
29 Dec, 2016, 09.43 PM IST
'Improved legal standards needed to deal with trade disputes'Senior diplomat also talked about various steps like lowering cost of credit and helping businesses to restructure and recover in boosting ...
29 Nov, 2016, 10.27 PM IST
Vice President leaves for 5-day visit to Hungary, AlgeriaThe visit comes amid the continuing tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Uri terror attack and the Indian Army's surgical ...
15 Oct, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Pakistan government washes hand off row over Indian envoy's Karachi eventIndian envoy Bambawale was told about the cancellation just half an hour before the event, invite for which was received and accepted by pr...
08 Sep, 2016, 11.52 PM IST
Parliament panel 'unhappy' over MEA projection of India as soft powerExternal Affairs Ministry is understood to have cited "turf war" with other ministries and "lack of funds" as hurdles in achieving the desi...
23 Feb, 2016, 09.24 PM IST
Envoys in Afghanistan, Vietnam appointed as secretaries in Ministry of External AffairsSenior diplomats Amar Sinha and Preeti Saran, India's Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Vietnam respectively, were appointed as secretaries in...
23 Nov, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
Sujata Mehta the seniormost secretary in MEA after the appointment of new heads of missionWith the departure of other 2 MEA secretaries — Anil Wadhwa and Navtej Sarna — to Rome and London, the senior-most secretary in MEA will no...
28 Sep, 2015, 03.14 AM IST
India, Bhutan review development projectsA comprehensive review of implementation of India's developmental projects worth over Rs 4,000 crore in Bhutan was carried out during talks...
02 Sep, 2015, 10.01 PM IST
India to participate in EXPO-2017 to be held in KazakhstanIndia has formally confirmed its participation at the major international exposition EXPO-2017 to be held in Kazakhstan.
19 Aug, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
India invites Czech businesses to partner in infrastructure, R&D, techIndia invited companies from the Czech Republic to partner in mega infrastructure projects and in other sectors like research and developme...
28 Jan, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Comparisons with Chinese moves in Africa unwarranted: IndiaIndia today termed as 'unwarranted' the comparisons with China's engagements in Africa and rejected suggestions that it should follow Chine...
04 Dec, 2014, 09.47 PM IST
Brazil BRICS summit to be PM Narendra Modi's first multilateral meetingModi will be attending the two-day summit of five-nation BRICS forum in Brazil when it is likely to give a concrete shape to establishment ...
06 Jul, 2014, 08.03 PM IST
India, Nepal agree to expedite key projectsDuring the meetings, the two sides expressed concern over delays in implementing some of the projects, mainly the Terai roads and Trauma Ce...
02 Apr, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
India, Bhutan held second round of development talksThis was discussed during the second round of talks between the two nations on Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan.
02 Dec, 2013, 04.18 PM IST
India to reject global arms trade treatyNew Delhi is set to reject a global arms trade treaty since the agreement is heavily loaded against weapons-importing countries like India.
29 Mar, 2013, 12.44 PM IST