Foreign Tour
Jaishankar holds talks with Ethiopian counterpart; discusses trade
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedion Timothewos Hessebon on Friday, covering areas such as trade, investment, technology, maritime, security, and culture. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Cote d'Ivoire on the final leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, said he was delighted to meet Foreign Minister Hessebon. "Had wide-ranging discussions on strengthening our bilateral ties, covering trade, investment, development projects to infrastructure, maritime, security, technology and culture," he said in a post on social media. They also exchanged perspectives on global developments, as well as strengthening multilateral engagement and the India-African Union partnership. "The India-Ethiopia Strategic Partnership is based on our shared values, common aspirations and historic South-South solidarity," Jaishankar said. Jaishankar, who was welcomed at the airport by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Berhanu Tsegaye,
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PM Modi's five-nation tour will result in $40 bn investments in India: MEA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-nation foreign tour has secured fresh investment commitments worth nearly $40 billion across key sectors, the MEA said
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Watch Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi over foreign visits | No-confidence motion against speaker
Watch Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi over foreign visits | No-confidence motion against speaker
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Credit card payments on foreign travels likely to attract tax at source
According to the LRS, which was introduced in 2004, all resident individuals, including minors, are allowed to freely remit up to $250,000 per financial year
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Bangladesh foreign minister arrives in India for three-day official visit
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen arrived in India on Saturday on a three-day official visit that will include his participation in the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC)
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Odisha govt bars foreign tours by its employees, new cars to save costs
No new schemes or projects will be taken up by most government departments as austerity measure for coronavirus-hit economy.
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Babus can now avail a 4-day holiday if official foreign tour is less than 8 days
In respect of official tour abroad, including training for more than 8 days, the limit of 50% ex-India leave will continue
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