The MEA on Thursday clarified that the purpose of printing lotus on the new passports is to improve security features, after the opposition parties created uproar in the Parliament over the issue
The second two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US will take place on December 18 in Washington during which the two sides will make a comprehensive review of cross-cutting foreign policy and defense and security issues in bilateral ties.
India on Tuesday said the statement made by a committee of the US government on religious freedom after the Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was neither accurate nor warranted.
MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said a total of 58 Indians were working in the factory at the time of the blast and 33 were safe. He said the government is in touch with the families of the deceased Indians.
The External Affairs Ministry has expanded passport services in Punjab in the wake of rising applications for the travel document following opening up of a corridor linking the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan with Gurdaspur.
About 23 per cent of new petitions seeking H1-B visas for the US were denied in the 2019 fiscal year, the External Affairs Ministry said. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said according to statistics of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) a total 116,031 initial or new H-1B petitions were processed and completed in Fiscal Year 2019, out of which 27,707 petitions - accounting for about 23.9 per cent - were denied.
India on Thursday said it was ready to work very closely with the new government in Sri Lanka and expressed hope that it will fulfil aspirations of the Tamil community living in the island country.
The prime minister visited Bhutan, France, the UAE, Bahrain, Russia, the US, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Brazil in the said period, according to the data.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has condemned the fake and malicious news doing rounds in Pakistan and Bangladesh media. The fake reports displayed a letter reportedly written by PM Modi to Chief Justice of India.
China has objected to the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories as "unlawful and void", saying India's decision to "include" some of China's territory into its administrative jurisdiction "challenged" Beijing's sovereignty on Thursday.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has confirmed that the Kashmir issue was not raised or discussed in the recently concluded 2-day informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India on Friday condemned the "provocative and irresponsible" statements against it by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and said he is unaware of how international relations are conducted.
Vidisha Maitra, First Secretary MEA exercises India's right of reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's speech: PM Imran Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation qualifies as brinksmanship not statesmanship
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson addressed a press conference Thursday, wherein he spoke about Pakistan approaching the UNSC over Kashmir issue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had undertaken a long journey and was also on fast due to 'navratra' but she insisted he share his thoughts. The ministry prepared a draft speech for him, the PM said.
MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said a couple of days ago, India made a strong demarche with the Pakistani side over the killing of an innocent civilian in an unprovoked act of firing by Pakistani security forces.
The MEA said that it had received setellite data related to floods from eight nations including the US, Russia and China, due to its membership of the International Charter Space and Major disasters.
India on Thursday termed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks that 30,000-40,000 "armed people" who fought in Afghanistan or Kashmir were still in his country as a "glaring admission" and asserted that it is time for Islamabad to take credible and irreversible action against terrorists.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the main verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was in 42 pages, and a press release issued was seven pages long. "And if there is no patience to go through the 42 page verdict, then they should go through the seven page press release, where each and every point has been ruled in favour of India," he said.
Trump has been putting pressure on India to do more to open its markets, reiterating this week on Twitter that New Delhi's high tariffs on imports were “unacceptable”. He did not, however, give further details on any possible action amid the two nations' ongoing trade row.
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