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NEW DELHI: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in New Delhi on an official visit to India on March 24, marking the first high profile visit from China since the border stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Foreign Minister Yi is expected to meet External Affairs Minister Dr. S […]

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is on a two-day official visit to New Delhi, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday. Finance Minister Rajapaksa briefed PM Modi on initiatives being taken by both countries to increase bilateral economic cooperation, and conveyed his thanks for the support extended by India […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, interacted with the officials of Indian missions and community organisations and commended them for facilitating speedy and dignified evacuation of the stranded Indians from besieged Ukraine. Four union ministers tasked with evacuating Indians from the neighbouring states of Ukraine — namely, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for […]

NEW DELHI: India and Japan bilaterally convened the sixth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum yesterday in New Delhi under the stewardship of Harsh V Shringla, India’s Foreign Secretary and Suzuki Satoshi, Japan’s Ambassador to India, officials from both the sides informed. Set up in 2017, the Act East Forum is a bilateral […]

NEW DELHI: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed his gratitude to India for providing medicines and vaccines during the Covid-19 crisis and helping its economy recover post-pandemic. In a public address on March 13, Solih said India was the top donor of Covid-19 vaccines to the archipelagic state. “In the last two years, India has […]

NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to maintain security and stability on the ground along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector during their 15th round of military talks, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. The Corps Commander-level meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side […]

Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav opens up about his personal equation, fondness and the time he spent with legendary Shane Warne. Childhood hero: As a kid, I used to bowl fast but my coach told me that fast bowling isn’t my forte, and instead I must try to become a spinner. He said there is a world-class […]

India has decided to shift its diplomatic mission from Ukraine to neighbouring Poland, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.  Since the war escalated in Ukraine, the Indian Embassy was shifted to Lviv from the capital Kyiv, the spokesperson of MEA informed The New Indian. This development occurred soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed India’s security on the outbreak of  […]

NEW DELHI: The Embassy of India in Moscow has issued a four-point guidelines for the Indian students pursuing education in institutes in Russia. The mission has affirmed that they see no security reasons for the Indian students to depart from Russia. The Indian Embassy is in regular contact with the institutes with respect to the […]

NEW DELHI: Maintaining a close watch on the developments in Ukraine-Russia conflict, Prime Minister Modi held telephonic discussions with Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary and Prime Minister Mark Rutte of Netherlands separately yesterday. While speaking over the phone, both sides emphasised the need for immediate ceasefire and mitigating the crisis via dialogue, Ministry of […]