Gopal Baglay was appointed as India's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He presented his credentials to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a ceremony held through video-conferencing.
Pakistani news channels were today warned by media watchdog not to air fake news. The warning was issued following reports that 158 Indian soldiers were killed at India-China border.
Diplomatic channels are "functional" to resolve the ongoing standoff in Dokalam in the Sikkim sector, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.
Gopal Baglay is a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
The briefing comes ahead of the Parliament session beginning Monday. The opposition parties had earlier said the government had not kept them informed over the developments in Dokalam.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said the use of the term ‘Indian- administered Jammu and Kashmir’ merely affirmed Indian position that Syed Salahuddin had been involved in cross-border terrorism against India.
Baglay said that special flights are being operated as many Indians who are in Qatar and other countries wish to travel to India during the Ramzan period and for Eid.
India and Pakistan today joined the SCO, the first-ever expansion of the China-dominated security grouping that is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO.
The ICJ had yesterday stayed the execution of Jadhav, who was sentenced to death last month by a Pakistan military court that convicted him of alleged spying and subversive activities.
Baglay was responding to a query on whether the visit of the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh signals a change in India's policy on Tibet or on the boundary negotiation issue.
Jadhav was on Monday awarded death sentence by a Pakistani military court on charges of being an undercover RAW agent.
Reacting Sharply to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s remarks on Kashmir, New Delhi on Thursday said that it contravened diplomatic protocol and amounted to interference in India’s internal affairs.
Senior diplomat Gopal Baglay today assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry succeeding Vikas Swarup.
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