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Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to visit US next week

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi made the announcement on Shringla's visit at a media briefing here on Friday.

India engaged with imp stakeholders on Afghanistan situation: Shringla

India is engaged with important stakeholders and regional countries on the Afghan crisis

FS Shringla meets British counterpart, reviews 2030 roadmap to India-UK FTA

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has met his British counterpart Lord Tariq Ahmad and held a comprehensive review of the UK-India cooperation in multilateral fora and on global issues and the implementation of Roadmap 2030, a 10-year plan that was unveiled in May for bilateral partnership on the road to a free trade agreement (FTA). Shringla arrived in London on Friday on a two-day visit. He held meetings with his counterpart Ahmad, Minister of South Asia in the Foreign Office, and Philip Barton, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Friday. "Cordial meetings at FCDO of HE Foreign Secretary @HarshShringla with HE Minister of State Lord Tariq Ahmad & HE Permanent Under-Secretary @PhilipRBarton: a comprehensive review of India-UK agenda, co-op in multilateral fora & on global issues, implementation of RoadMap2030," the Indian High Commission in the UK tweeted. The Roadmap 2030 was adopted at a virtual summit between ..

India to make best use of UNSC term to be a permanent member: FS Shringla

India will make best of its two-year term in UN Security Council and underscore that it establishes right to be a permanent member of 15-nation body, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said

How global community is helping India in its fight against the pandemic

Over 40 countries have committed to provide India urgently-required medical supplies like oxygen-related equipment and critical medicines to help it deal with an unprecedented second wave

Shortcomings of multilateral system laid bare by pandemic, says Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday noted that the shortcomings of the current multilateral system were laid bare by the pandemic

India taking lead to promote regional approach to energy: Foreign Secy

India is working assiduously to promote the sub-region comprising itself, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar as an energy hub, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said

India's vaccine capacity to generate 1.1 bn doses for COVAX scheme: FS

India will generate another 1.1 billion doses for the WHO-led COVAX scheme that distributes them to developing countries, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said

Foreign Secy Shringla meets Russian Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow

Shringla later said the Russian Foreign Minister emphasised the importance he attaches to the special privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia

India, China ties 'complex' due to 'transgression' at border: Shringla

Indian and Chinese militaries are locked in a bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh since May last year

India seeks to mend Bangladesh ties with coronavirus vaccine diplomacy

The new law fast-tracks Indian citizenship for non-Muslims from three neighboring nations including Bangladesh

Saarc Covid fund: No Indian money for Pakistan; Nepal biggest beneficiary

India has contributed half the corpus of the fund but released less than 20% to member nations

India sees itself as Nepal's foremost friend, development partner: Shringla

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India sees itself as Nepal's "foremost friend and development partner" as he stressed the need for strong cooperative relations between the two neighbours.

Foreign Secy briefs key envoys on JeM's attempts to carry out attack in J&K

The envoys were also briefed on how the terrorists got into India which is now clear after the discovery of an underground tunnel in the Samba sector in J&K, sources said

India steadfast in ensuring rule of law as member of Int'l community: Govt

The upholding of international law is central to our diplomacy and in fact our world view, he said

Foreign Secy to visit Maldives from Nov 9-10; hold talks to deepen ties

The foreign secretary will also call on Maldives'' People''s Majlis Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and will meet other political leaders, Srivastava said

India seeks expeditious extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi from UK

We strongly underlined our interest in seeing the early, expeditious extradition of Vijay Mallya, also Nirav Modi, said Foreign Secy

Foreign Secretary holds talks with German leaders on shared priorities

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met German Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen and held a productive exchange on shared priorities, including strengthening of multilateral structures.

Foreign Secy Shringla meets new high commissioner of Singapore to India

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava, in a tweet, said Shringla wished Simon a successful tenure

Foreign Secretary Shringla holds talks with US Dy Secretary of State Biegun

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday held talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on a wide range of bilateral issues and ways to further deepen cooperation in key areas. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said ways to strengthen cooperation in the United Nations, especially during India's membership of the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022, also figured in the talks. Biegun arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit primarily to finalise the groundwork for the third edition of two-plus-two dialogue between the two countries later this month. "FS @harshvshringla & US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun reviewed status & progress of our diverse & growing bilateral relationship. They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the UN, especially during India's membership of the UNSC for the period 2021-2022," Srivastava tweeted. He said convergence and shared interests between India and US were highlighted .