Over a month ago, India had sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through the Chabahar port in Iran.

External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to Iran and had luncheon meeting with her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif in Tehran.

In June, India and Pakistan became full-fledged members of the SCO, a China-dominated security grouping which is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO.

India is attending the SCO summit as a permanent member for the first time. In June, India and Pakistan had become full-fledged members of the SCO.

In response to a separate request, Sushma Swaraj said that the Indian High Commission in Islamabad would look at the visa applications of Shamim Ahmed, seeking a liver transplant, and his two attendants Amna Shamim and Wajiha Ali.

On Thursday, Pakistan had accused India of selectively issuing medical visa to its citizens and that it was not a gesture of compassion but "cold blooded politicking".

The SCO Summit will be held on November 30 and December 1 and it is likely to discuss the regional security scenario besides several other issues.

On maritime security, India and France discussed growing cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region.

The minister even assured that all Indians were safe in the country where unrest has triggered speculation of a coup.

Swaraj's announcement on Twitter came after Karachi resident Muhammad Talha last week requested the external affairs minister to grant visa to his father for treatment in India.

Sushma Swaraj said she has also asked the Protector General of Emigrants, the authority responsible for protecting the interest of Indian workers going abroad, to proceed against all such recruitment agents.

A 14-year-old Sikh boy was allegedly punched and knocked down by his classmate in Kent city of the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent.

"Attack on Indian students in Milan: I have got the detailed report. Pls do not worry. I am monitoring the situation personally", Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

Doctors in New Delhi said that Swiss nationals Clerc and Droz, who came to India on September 30, are on the way to recovery.

Sushma Swaraj has sought information from the UP government on a news report of a young Swiss couple being attacked by a group of youths in Fatehpur Sikri on Sunday.

United States will provide India with best technologies for its military modernisation which include offers to supply F-16 and F-18 fighter jets, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.

India on Wednesday again raised the issue of H1-B visas with the US when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson here.

Addressing a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the External Affairs Minister said that defence and strategic relations between the two countries have deepened after PM Narendra Modi's US visit.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani who is on a one-day visit to India.

Nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since late August to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.