SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday has responded to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) regarding the distressing case of Faizan Rasool, a Kashmiri youth from Safakadal, Srinagar, who has been held hostage for ransom by human traffickers in Myanmar. In a statement issued here, National Convenor of Association Nasir Khuehami … Read more
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mauritius on March 11-12 and attend the 57th National Day celebrations of Mauritius as the guest of honour, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Friday. “PM Modi will be in Mauritius on March 11 and 12 to attend the National Day celebrations of … Read more
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India on Friday said that it remains concerned about the deteriorating law and order situation in neighbouring Bangladesh which has further been exacerbated by the release of violent extremists who were sentenced for serious crimes. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has been criticised severely for acquitting extremist elements … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain in Muscat earlier this week, had conveyed that it is important that Bangladesh should not normalise terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed on Friday. The EAM had held a series of meetings … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India on Friday said that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the information put out by the US administration about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) meddling in Indian elections and spending millions to influence voter turnout in the country. “We have seen information that has been … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India has said that it is in touch with US authorities to work on the logistics of the surrender of 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana as he has “exhausted all legal avenues” in the United States. In a special briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), ahead … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is “seriously considering” enacting a new law tentatively titled ‘Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2024’ that will replace the “outdated provisions” of the Emigration Act 1983, the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs stated in its fourth report that was presented to Lok Sabha … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The special visit of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to India to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between both neighbouring countries – an important hallmark of the special partnership – the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. … Read more
