Scholz is visiting India to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the framework of India-Germany Inter Governmental Commission (IGC)
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He also met the Armed Forces Minister of France and discussed enhancing bilateral defence relations and advancing space collaboration, as well as the "evolving" global situation
The deal is scheduled to be taken up for discussion during the India-France Strategic Dialogue where the Indian NSA is scheduled to meet his French counterparts from tomorrow in Paris
EAM S Jaishankar said that India does not have a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict but explained the reason behind PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval's recent meetings with Putin and Zelensky
Both Doval and Wang are the Special Representatives for the India-China border talks mechanism
Doval's visit to Russia comes two-and-half weeks after Prime Minister Modi paid a high-profile trip to Ukrainian capital Kyiv
India is reliant on Russia for military weapons and cheap oil, and has refrained from condemning Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine two years ago
NSA Doval will visit Russia this week, sources said. He will attend the BRICS NSA meeting in Moscow
Ajit Doval arrived here on Thursday to attend the Colombo Security Conclave to be held on Friday
Doval is in Myanmarese capital Naypyidaw to attend a meeting of security chiefs of member nations of BIMSTEC grouping
A 1989-batch IFS officer, Vikram Misri served as an ambassador in Beijing during the Galwan clash and as deputy secy for Pakistan desk in MEA during the Kargil War
The phone conversation between the NSAs came a day after US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti appeared to be critical of India's ties with Russia
The commitment was made at a meeting between the national security advisers of the two countries, Ajit Doval and Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan, accompanied by a delegation of senior American officials and industry leaders, is on an official visit to New Delhi from June 17 to 18
Amit Shah called a high-level meeting on June 16, to be attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, top officials of Army, CRPF, and others
The two have become the longest-serving advisers to the prime minister
His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or until further orders, it said
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Borders are important because that is the limit which "defines our sovereignty", Doval said