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The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs, while the Chinese delegation was led by the Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Indian Army Deploys Disaster Relief Teams, Sets Up Field Hospital In Turkey

"The army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkiye has started functioning with running Medical, Surgical & Emergency Wards; X-Ray Lab & Medical Store," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted on Thursday

India Invites Pak's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto For SCO Meeting In May

The invitation came as a positive response to Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif’s urge to have peace with India over all outstanding issues including the Kashmir dispute

Foreign MoS Lekhi Reaches Bolivia On Final Leg Of 4-nation Trip

During her visit, the minister will call on President Luis Arce Catacora and hold meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Hydrocarbons and Energies and other dignitaries and review cooperation between the two countries

MoS Muraleedharan Holds Talks On Indian Diaspora With UAE Ministers In Abu Dhabi

During his meeting with the UAE Justice Minister Abdullah Al Nuaimi, MoS Muraleedharan discussed India-UAE cooperation on consular matters and the people-to-people connection between both nations

Foreign Secy Kwatra Visits Bhutan, To Co-chair Development Cooperation Talks

The Foreign Secretary is on an official visit to Bhutan from 18 to 20 January to o co-chair the 4th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation talks, the Indian Embassy in Thimphu said in a statement on Twitter

India To Host Virtual Summit To Address Global South Concerns In Jan

On January 12 and 13, India will host a virtual summit to bring together countries from the global South and share their common concerns, interests, and perspectives on a variety of global challenges, including food and energy security, as a result of the Ukraine conflict

Diaspora Is Key To India's Developmental Path: MEA Official On Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Secretary Sayeed said at a special MEA briefing that this will be the first PBD convention as India enters the Amrit Kaal, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of building Amanibhar Bharat over the next 25 years

Political Unrest In Afghanistan, Myanmar Impacting Indian Projects: MEA

In response to the parliamentary committee's observations on Myanmar allocations, the ministry stated that, despite the country's ongoing political situation, India completed and handed over a capacity-building institution in information technology and agriculture research this year

Centre Data Reveals That 1.83 Lakh Indians Gave Up Citizenship In First 10 Months Of 2022

According to a reply by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in the Parliament, this number is up by 20,000 since 2021. The data also reveals that since 2014, over 12.43 lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship

India Sends 13th Batch Of Humanitarian Assistance To Afghanistan: MEA

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The medical items include pediatric stethoscope, sphygmomanometer mobile type with pediatric BP cuff, infusion pump, drip chamber set, electro cautery, nylon sutures etc

392,000 Indians Renounced Citizenship In Last Three Years: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that according to details provided by the Ministry of External Affairs, individuals renounced Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them and took citizenship in over 120 countries

Chinese Companies Operating In India Need To Follow Law Of Land: MEA