Kerala: 16 Indian crew members on the ship "MT Heroic Idun" were taken into custody last year in Equatorial Guinea and then in Nigeria for allegedly crossing the international maritime boundary line.
Jaishankar stated that Rahul Gandhi does not engage in politics when he travels abroad and will argue "vigorously" upon his return to India.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said such reports continue to be based on "misinformation and flawed understanding".
So far, about 2 thousand people have returned to their homeland under Operation Kaveri, which was run to evacuate Indians trapped in Sudan.
At a high-level meeting on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had issued directions for preparation of contingency plans to evacuate Indians from Sudan.
The Government of India is making all out efforts to ensure safety and security of Indians stranded in Sudan and is closely monitoring the complex and evolving security situation in Sudan.
Out of about 4,000 Indians in Sudan, the settled Indian community in Sudan is now about 1,200, which is there for about 150 years. MEA said it is in touch with Indians who stuck in the violence-hit country.
"Dear Indian Nationals in Sudan, Based on the latest inputs the fighting has not Subsided on day two. We sincerely request all fellow Indians to continue to stay where they are and not venture outside," read the second advisory released on Monday morning.
Notably, this will be the first official visit from the East European country since the Russian invasion began last year.
The development came nearly two weeks after the United Nations Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Makki to its list of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo.
Bilawal Bhutto controversy: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Saturday, said he had not coined the term "butchers of Gujarat" and added "it was the Indian citizens who gave him the title.
Officials deployed at higher ranks often fall prey to honey trape but this is perhaps the first time Pakistan's ISI targets a driver.
FATF welcomed Pakistan's significant progress in improving anti-money laundering, combating financial terror.
India expressed hope that a special meeting of the UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee it is hosting later this month will contribute positively towards creating a global architecture that effectively responds to the new tech tools deployed by terrorists.
A joint statement issued following a meeting of Quad foreign ministers in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly also called for respecting the territorial integrity. It was apparently aimed at China.
The comments by MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi at a media briefing came following a question on a report that India Delhi held its first political dialogue with NATO in December 2019.
The responses from the Union minister come against the backdrop of the ruling LDF in Kerala facing heat over the gold and dollar smuggling cases allegedly involving some top bureaucrats in the Kerala government and officials of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.
I2U2 Summit: "PM Modi will be participating in an I2U2 Summit, along with PMof Israel Yair Lapid, President of UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of the USA Joseph R Biden," MEA said.
In his message on the occasion of Passport Seva Divas, the external affairs minister said passport services were rendered with the same vigour and enthusiasm even during the testing times of the Covid pandemic.
India on Friday rejected a report on religious freedom by the US State Department and said that "the country values religious freedom and human rights".
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