Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said many countries have taken policy decisions with a similar perspective and procurement of oil from Russia is not an India-related issue.
Lavrov's visit to India coincides with that of US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Noting that over 22,500 Indians have been brought back from the east European country, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said there are still people in isolated pockets, and "this is an evolving situation".
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said New Delhi does not expect the OIC to encourage actors and organisations engaged in terrorism and anti-India activities.
Mukul Arya, India's representative at Ramallah, passed away on Sunday.
In a meeting with 52 students evacuated from Ukraine and their parents at his official residence, 5, Kalidas Marg, the chief minister said it is only because of their faith in the Narendra Modi government that their safe return has been possible.
Indian Air Force aircraft have joined #OperationGanga with the first C-17 flight from Bucharest (Romania) expected to return to Delhi later tonight, MEA informed.
Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are advised to make their way to the railway station for onward journey to western parts, Indian Embassy in Kyiv said in a new advisory.
The foreign secretary said though the border crossings to Hungary and Romania are functioning, the exit point to Poland has been clogged with lakhs of Ukrainians and foreign nationals trying to leave the strife-torn through it.
A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed on Sunday.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla released the list of flights under 'Operation Ganga' being run from India for evacuation of Indians from Ukraine via neighboring countries.
Embassy of India in Kyiv said that more than 470 Indian students will exit Ukraine and enter Romania through the Porubne-Siret Border, amid escalating tensions over Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
Singapore's high commissioner to India Simon Wong was called to the Ministry of External Affairs and he was conveyed that the comments were "uncalled for" and that India objected to them.
Addressing a joint press conference with EAM S Jaishankar, Payne said that she hasn't seen China's comment on the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting, and added that the group has a "very positive agenda".
India on Wednesday firmly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir and an economic corridor passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) made in a China-Pakistan joint statement, asserting that the region as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh "have been, are and will" always remain integral and inalienable parts of India.
An 'unauthorized' tweet had been circulated by South Korean motors Hyundai's Pakistani partner on Kashmir on Sunday. The company has expressed regret for the tweet.
MEA said it is regrettable that China has decided to politicise Beijing Winter Olympics after making a Galwan soldier torchbearer.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that the bridge is being constructed in areas that have been under illegal occupation by China for around 60 yrs.
This is the second time China has renamed the names of the places of Arunachal Pradesh. Way back in 2017, China had changed names of six places. Renaming of names comes just two days ahead of implementing new border law.
Pradeep Kumar Rawat's appointment comes in the midst of the lingering eastern Ladakh border standoff.
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