Ministry Of External Affairs

Pannun ‘murder plot’: Time for the West to harmonise unwritten codes

In the US, the threats that Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has made are serious. If such threats were made against President Biden in India, the US would demand action within 48 hours

If we take US prosecutors seriously, Austin Powers directed India’s ‘murder plot’ of Pannun on American soil

The entire case reeks of a bad Hollywood plot in a C-grade film where the audience is asked to suspend disbelief at gunpoint

Africa an important partner in India’s rise as economic power, says Sherpa for 15th BRICS Summit

Dammu Ravi, secretary, Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Sherpa for the 15th BRICS Summit, on Tuesday said India will soon be the third largest economy, adding that Africa was an important partner in the country's emergence as an economic power

Why India has asked its nationals to leave Niger 'as soon as possible'

In its advisory on Friday (11 August), MEA asked Indians to leave coup-hit Niger. The foreign ministry also urged citizens to rethink their travel plans to the West African nation, which saw a military takeover and ousting of its elected president on 26 July

EAM Jaishankar begins four-nation Central, Latin America visit today

EAM S Jaishankar will make official visits to Guyana (21-23 April), Panama (24-25 April), Colombia (25-27 April) and the Dominican Republic (27-29 April), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said

India holds 100th G20 meet under its presidency of bloc

The 100 meetings have been held across 41 cities, covering 28 states and union territories of India, the Ministry of External Affairs said

EAM Jaishankar to visit Uganda, Mozambique to strenghthen bilateral ties

Jaishankar will also inaugurate the transit campus of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in the Ugandan city of Jinja. Both countries will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on creating the first overseas campus of NFSU

Attempts to assign invented names won't alter reality: India reacts as China renames 11 places in Arunachal

China has for the third time made an attempt to lay claim to areas inside the Indian territory by renaming 11 places in India’s Arunachal Pradesh which it calls 'Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet'

Trade settlement between India, Malaysia now possible in Indian Rupee

"India International Bank of Malaysia (IIBM), based in Kuala Lumpur, has operationalised this mechanism by opening a Special Rupee Vostro Account through its Corresponding Bank in India i.e. Union Bank of India," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.

India summons British deputy high commissioner over pulling down of Indian flag at London mission

In a strongly-worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India finds 'unacceptable' the indifference of the UK government to the security of Indian diplomatic premises and personnel in the UK