New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met the families of 40 Indians held captive in strife-torn Iraq for last six months, assuring them that, as per government's information, the nationals were alive and

New Delhi:  While Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the third most-followed world leader on Twitter, Sushma Swaraj had grabbed the top slot among all foreign ministers active on the micro-blogging platform."India's @SushmaSwaraj is the most

New Delhi: As many as 6,483 Indian nationals are in jails in 68 countries, with a maximum of 1,469 being detained in Saudi Arabia, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Minister for External Affairs Sushma

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's engagements abroad have been aimed at promoting cooperation on skill development, advanced medical research and food security, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday.Making a suo motu statement in

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday underscored the universal relevance of the Bhagwad Gita, saying its message must be spread across the national borders to benefit all communities alike.In a public address to mark

New Delhi: Taking strong note of the reports claiming that 39 Indian workers were killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that there is

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has “reassured” that it would not do anything against the security interest of India, the government on Wednesday said, in the backdrop of visits by a Chinese submarine to Colombo port.External

New Delhi: A very happening six months of foreign policy has been one of the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, with interactions with most of the world, including even the distant islands in

Kathmandu:  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today interacted briefly with Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz here on the margins of the SAARC Foreign Minister's meeting during which they

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Janakpur, the birth place of Sita, has not been cancelled but only postponed due to his busy schedule, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.  “It would not

Kathmandu:  India today did not rule out a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Nepal on the margins of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or

Kathmandu: Nepal is ready to “mediate” between India and Pakistan to break the deadlock in their ties by bringing the leaders of the two countries together during the SAARC Summit, Foreign Minister Mahendra Pandey today

Chennai: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will tomorrow meet fishermen representatives accompanied by Tamil Nadu BJP leaders, her cabinet colleague Pon Radhakrishnan said here today.The Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon

Hyderabad: Observing that there is no complete “shutdown” in diplomacy, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit today hoped the stalled dialogue process with India would resume soon even as he underlined the importance of

Dhaka: Former diplomats of India and Bangladesh today appealed to both the governments to take a “holistic approach” in building national consensus to resolve all sensitive bilateral issues, infusing trust, amity and cooperation in their

New Delhi: With complexities involved in Sino-India ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today explained to BJP MPs and MLAs, who are embarking on a week-long tour of China, India's efforts to remove irritants in

Shillong:  India is the third largest passport issuing country in the world, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Friday."India accounts for 14 percent of passport issuance and it is the third largest issuing country after

Shillong: The helicopter in which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was travelling in Meghalaya Friday failed to land here due to poor visibility, an official said."Sushma Swaraj has cancelled her visit to Shillong as the

Shillong: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Meghalaya tomorrow to inaugurate a passport Seva Kendra here.Official sources said the seva kendra, set up by the MEA, will make passprt services more efficient, transparent,

Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Tuesday here said welfare of the Indian nationals residing abroad, particularly in the Gulf countries, is one of the top most priorities of her government."We believe that the