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India, Australia to partner for mineral projects to develop supply chain

Ministers from the two countries have also agreed to deepen cooperation and extend their existing commitments to the India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership

Aussie PM Albanese calls India top-tier security partner for Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called India a top-tier security partner for Australia

China and India promise to improve bilateral relations, says report

Chinese and Indian foreign ministers met recently and discussed future cooperation in various fields, people-to-people exchanges, and normalized management of the border situation

Australian PM Anthony Albanese to embark on India visit from March 8-11

This will be Albanese's first visit to India as prime minister. He will arrive in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2023, on the day of Holi, and also visit Mumbai on March 9 before heading to Delhi

Raisina Dialogue: Jaishankar meets counterparts from France, Bangladesh

Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that he met Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, France's counterpart Catherine Colonna, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan and Bangladesh's Abdul Momen

India-UK FTA can deliver practical biz benefits in both countries: Cleverly

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that UK and India, must work closely together to contribute to the world's economic security and prosperity

EAM Jaishankar, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky discuss bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Czech Republic Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky on Tuesday discussed opportunities in the domain of business, defence, space and education between the two countries."Welcomed Foreign Minister @JanLipavsky of Czech Republic today evening in New Delhi. Our long-standing bilateral ties are expanding with regular contacts. Discussed opportunities in business, defence; space; education; S & T and innovation domains," Jaishankar tweeted on Tuesday.The two also noted the advancing India-EU collaboration and convergence on the reliability of supply chains and digital trust and transparency."Noted the advancing India-EU collaboration & convergence on reliability of supply chains and digital trust & transparency. Agreed to continue our strong cooperation in multilateral forums. Exchanged views on developments in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as well as global issues," the EAM further tweeted.Jan Lipavsky on Sunday arrived in India for a ...

Danish Crown Prince Frederik Andr Henrik Christian in India for 4-day visit

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik Andr Henrik Christian and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth arrived in India on Sunday on a four-day visit. It is the first visit to India from the Danish Royal family in two decades. The two are visiting India at the invitation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet that the visit will further strengthen and enhance the close and friendly ties between the two countries. The royal couple will also travel to Agra and Chennai. They will depart from Chennai on March 2. The royal couple is learnt to be accompanied by Foreign Minister Lars Lkke Rasmussen, Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke and Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard. "During the visit, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will meet the Vice President and will address the opening session of the India-Denmark: Partners for Green and Sustainable Progress, ...

EAM calls on Australian PM Albanese to discuss bilateral strategic ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday and held discussions on a range of subjects, including bilateral strategic partnership, economic opportunities, people-to-people ties and cricket. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Fiji, also conveyed personal greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Australian counterpart. "Delighted to call on PM @AlboMP of Australia today morning in Kirribilli House in Sydney. Conveyed the personal greetings of PM @narendramodi. Our discussions reflected the full spirit of our strategic partnership. Apprised @AlboMP of recent developments in that regard," he tweeted. "It was wonderful to meet with @DrSJaishankar this morning ahead of my trip to India next month. We discussed our strategic partnership, economic opportunities and the people-to-people ties that enrich our nations," Australian Premier Albanese tweeted. Earlier, Jaishankar spoke at the Sydney Business Breakfast event where

Piyush Goyal discusses economic recovery with Sri Lankan envoy Moragoda

Moragoda thanked India for the unprecedented support that it has extended to Sri Lanka to mitigate the negative impact of the economic crisis

HAL hands over advanced light helicopter to Mauritius ahead of schedule

"HAL would provide all the necessary technical, logistic, and maintenance support for ALH helicopter in Mauritius," the PSU said in a statement

Jitendra Singh meets Argentina counterpart, discusses bilateral cooperation

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Monday held a meeting with Argentina Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Daniel Filmus and discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Filmus sought India's support to deploy technologies for implementation by industry and facilitate the entrepreneurs in Argentina.Sharing details regarding the meeting on Twitter, Jitendra Singh stated, "The #Argentina Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, Mr Daniel Filmus led a high-level delegation to discuss Technical and Research related bilateral collaboration between the two countries. Also young Scientists exchange programme and collaborative #StartUps.""The Argentina Minister also sought India's support to deploy technologies for implementation by industry and facilitating the entrepreneurs in Argentina," the Ministry of Science and Technology said in the press release.Jitendra Singh stated that CSIR will be very keen to ...

Muraleedharan to attend Lanka's Independence Day celebrations on Saturday

State Minister for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will represent India at Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebrations to be held here on Saturday and hold bilateral interactions with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, officials said on Friday. Along with Muraleedharan, several other foreign dignitaries, including the head of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland are to attend the main event in the capital, Colombo. The security has been beefed up in the capital with armed troops manning the most popular junctions in and around Colombo's immediate suburbs. The trip by Muraleedharan to Colombo comes nearly two weeks after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka. Muraleedharan will have bilateral meetings with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Sabry, officials here said. Muraleedharan will also have an interaction with the prominent members of the Indian diaspora. His two-day visit is a reflection of deeper bilate

NSA Doval meets members of USISPF, discusses cooperation in defence, space

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met the members of a top American India-centric strategic and business advocacy group during which they discussed bilateral ties, particularly in the field of defence, space, and cybersecurity field, a media release said Thursday. Doval is leading a high-powered delegation to the US. The board members of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) met Doval on Wednesday and they also discussed undersea and innovative intelligence, surveillance, building sophisticated reconnaissance systems, and U.S. restrictions on the export of technology, the USISPF said in a statement. "On a government-to-government level, the recent visit of the NSA and the welcome he has received in the US mark a high point in the defence and strategic relationship between Washington and New Delhi, USISPF president Mukesh Aghi said. It also accentuates the level of trust that the United States has in India, as a key defence partner, despite not being a treaty

S Jaishankar meets Sri Lanka's High Commissioner, bilateral ties discussed

Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda, called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday. They discussed how to take the relationship forward between the two countries

India committed to working closely with Nepal to further boost ties: Envoy

India's political leadership is committed to working closely with the Prachanda-led government in Nepal for giving further impetus to bilateral ties, India's Ambassador here Naveen Srivastava has said. Hosting an event to celebrate the 74th Republic Day on Thursday, Srivastava said the exchange of high-level visits from both the countries had added a new dimension to Indo-Nepal relations. Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' along with ministers, parliament members, former prime ministers, leaders of various political parties, were among those who attended the reception. India's political leadership was committed to working in close relation with the Prachanda-led government for giving further impetus to the bilateral ties, he underlined. Prachanda, who was sworn in as Prime Minister last month, has said that he will travel to India on his first foreign visit. Earlier in the morning at a special function, Ambassador Srivastava ..

S Jaishankar visits Maldives, to witness impact of developmental assistance

Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka beginning to further expand bilateral engagement with the two key maritime neighbours of India

India-US Trade Policy Forum to boost bilateral trade and investment

The US is also the biggest FDI investor in India in terms of equity, as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) latest FDI data, with Rs 8.1 crore, accounting for 16.9 per cent share in 2022

China's new envoy vows to further enhance bilateral ties with Nepal

China is willing to work with Nepal to stay true to their original aspirations, join forces to seek common development and build a closer community with a shared future in the new era, the new Chinese ambassador here said on Sunday. Ambassador Chen Song, one of the senior diplomats in China, also vowed to work to write a new chapter of the strategic partnership between the two countries. Chen was appointed as ambassador to Nepal in November. However, Chen's arrival in Nepal was delayed after he and his wife got infected with Covid-19. He replaces Hou Yanqi, who returned to China after completing her four-year tenure in October. I stand ready to work closely with Nepali friends from all walks of life, gather wisdom and pool strength to bring more benefits to the two peoples, and jointly write a new chapter of the China-Nepal strategic partnership of cooperation featuring ever-lasting friendship for development and prosperity, Chen was quoted as saying by The Kathmandu Post ...