New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will be visiting Moscow for Shanghai Cooperation organisation (SCO) Foreign Minister Meet, scheduled to take place on September 10 in Russia.During the virtual weekly press briefing, Ministry of exter...
Indian military contingent at last year’s war games hosted by Russia.New Delhi: The Indian Army will not be participating in multilateral Kavkaz 2020 exercise. A highly placed defence source confirmed the development amid rising tensions at eas...
New Delhi: Joint Secretary (ERS) in Ministry of External Affairs Manish Prabhat said, “The combined annual trade with Central Asia is less than US$ 2 billion. The level of trade does not reflect our political will that we enjoy with Central Asi...
India is witnessing a raging debate on the subject of permanent commission (PC) for women in the Army. The arguments range from the sexist to the feminist, with politically correct (PC) doublespeak in between.Can there be permanent commission for wom...
New Delhi: The government on Friday appointed 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Rahul Shrivastava as the next Ambassador of India to Romania.Presently, he posted as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and is expected...
New Delhi: Stating that terrorism continues to be overwhelming threat to security and stability in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India on Wednesday called for collective action to maintain peace and tranquility in the region. Be...
New Delhi: India will launch the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission from May 15 and also expand its mega repatriation programme for citizens stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 crisis to Russia, Central Asian states and European countries such as G...
At a time when China has become more confident and proactive in its initiatives in South and Central Asia (SCA), Beijing is engraining in public diplomacy with various collection of instruments to influence the perception in the region as most countr...
Jodhpur: Indian Air Force on Friday decommissioned its formidable MiG 27 swing wing fighter fleet after it roared through the skies from Jodhpur Air Force Station in Rajasthan. The iconic MiG-27 aircraft was in service for 35 years. Jodhpur air base ...
New Delhi: Stressing upon the importance of reducing and mitigating disaster risk, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday said the government is sensitive to disaster management and active at all levels.The minister was speaking...