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Brics member states will meet in South Africa from Monday to Wednesday and explore a security cooperation mechanism for the grouping amid several geopolitical security threats. It is not clear yet whether NSA Ajit Doval will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission, on the sidelines of the event, which will be closely followed amid the Russia-Ukraine war.

Signalling a growing trend of settling in abroad among Indians, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that more as many as 87,026 Indians renounced their citizenship till June this year. In addition to this, more than 17.50 lakh people have given up their Indian citizenship since 2011, said S Jaishankar in a written reply.

Indian diaspora in Germany staged a protest in Frankfurt in an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help reunite baby Ariha Shah, currently in German state services custody, with her Indian parents. Waving the Indian national flag and holding banners reading “Modiji Save Ariha!” and “Ariha is Indian”, the group braved the rain on Saturday to make an appeal for the two-year-old toddler to be returned to her parents Bhavesh and Dhara Shah.

Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India's vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy. In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the lower Mekong region holds immense significance for India both in a historic sense and a contemporary one. «We represent the ancient river civilizations of this continent,» he said. The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries — India and five ASEAN countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam — for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. «Peace and prosperity in the region also play a pivotal role in realising Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's vision of security and growth for all in the region under India's Act East policy,» he said. «The Mekong Ganga Cooperation holds a special place in this region as the oldest sub-regional cooperation rooted in the rich historical, geographical and cultural ties among our six member countries,» Jaishankar said.

During an interaction with the Indian community in Bangkok, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's exceptional ability to comprehend the intricacies of various matters and translate them into effective policies and programs. Reflecting on his own transition from being a diplomat to a politician, Jaishankar highlighted the contrasting nature of the two roles.

Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. While interacting with the Indian community, Jaishankar said, "We engage with the countries of the ASEAN. So, for us, this is not just a relationship.

Wang Yi in his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Jakarta has said that both countries should find a mutually acceptable solution to the border problem without letting «specific issues» define the overall relationship. India has been locked in a military standoff with China at eastern Ladakh for more than three years, with Jaishankar saying it to be the most complex challenge in his long diplomatic career.

Consulate here to express solidarity with India following a recent attempted arson at the diplomatic facility by Khalistan supporters. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. It was the second such act of violence within months.

Jaishankar on Friday discussed «outstanding issues» along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Wang Yi, director of the office of the CPC Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, along the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Jakarta. Jaishankar said he discussed outstanding issues related to peace and tranquillity along LAC. In June, India and China held yet another round of diplomatic talks on the impasse along LAC in the Ladakh sector. India has maintained that relations cannot be normalised till peace and tranquillity are restored along the LAC. Remaining friction points along the LAC include Depsang and Demchok. Addressing EAS meeting earlier, Jaishankar in an indirect message to China emphasised that the body must be committed to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, with respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said India firmly supported the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) and its implementation through EAS. «There is great synergy between the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative proposed by India and AOIP. Quad will always complement Asean and Asean-led mechanisms. AOIP contributes to the vision of the Quad,» Jaishankar said. «India affirms Asean centrality in the Indo-Pacific and advocates the strengthening of EAS.» The statement can be seen as an attempt to assuage Asean misgivings over Quad, a grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States.

Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday urged the members of the ASEAN Regional Forum to adopt a «uniform, unified and zero-tolerance» approach on the issue of terrorism, including dismantling the sanctuaries and financing networks. Addressing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting here in the capital of Indonesia, he underlined that India was responding to global challenges by promoting global cooperation and delegitimisation to counter-terrorism. «On terrorism, emphasised that ARF members must adopt a uniform, unified and zero-tolerance approach.

disaster management and health and wellness. Agreed to expand our Track II engagement," Jaishankar further wrote. The EAM said the ASEAN relationship paves the way for the Indo-Pacific Vision.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday will file his nomination for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat's Gandhinagar. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the election on 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Goa, Gujarat, and West Bengal to be held on July 24. The 10 seats which are to be vacated in Rajya Sabha due to the retirement of members include Derek O'Brien from West Bengal and S Jaishankar from Gujarat.

Congress on Friday said it would not field candidates for polls to three Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat as it did not have enough MLAs in the 182-member Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party had won a record 156 seats in Assembly polls held late last year, while the Congress saw its worst performance since the state was formed by managing to get just 17 seats.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took an ind... moreExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took an indirect dig at China during his ongoing visit to Africa.

Indian diplomats have also surfaced in Canada, allegedly circulated by Sikh extremists. These posters specifically mention Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma and Apoorva Srivastava, the Consulate General of India in Toronto.

Marking a significant milestone in educational diplomacy, the first-ever campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) outside India is set to be established in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

IIT campus to be set up outside India will be in Zanzibar, Tanzania. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE), IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar- Tanzania on Thursday in the presence of Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Dr.

India said no to China’s Belt and Road Initiative at the SCO summit. India continued its policies towards BRI which are largely seen as the mechanism for economic trade expansions based on clumsy and hideous terms of financial transactions.

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the declaration issued at the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, making it the sole country to withhold endorsement of the project, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of protecting "regional peace". Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the summit, which was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and various other leaders from the participating countries.