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Chinese envoy attends Varanasi Ganga Aarti, reflects on India-China ties

Chinese envoy shared pictures from Varanasi’s Ganga Aarti.
Published on May 05, 2026 08:46 pm IST

US envoy Sergio Gor lauds Mumbai after Gateway of India visit

US envoy Sergio Gor praised Mumbai’s charm after visiting the Gateway of India.
Published on Jan 17, 2026 06:19 pm IST

Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari gets freshly whisked matcha from Japanese envoy

Japan’s Ambassador Ono Keiichi welcomed Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari with matcha tea.
Updated on Aug 22, 2025 12:56 pm IST

China appoints new trade envoy amid escalating tariff war with US

Li Chenggang previously served as Beijing's ambassador to the World Trade Organization.
Published on Apr 16, 2025 12:53 pm IST

Republic Day 2025: Ambassadors to India extend their heartfelt wishes

Ambassadors to India extend their heartfelt messages and highlight the mutual respect between their countries and ours
Updated on Jan 26, 2025 11:27 am IST

Singapore envoy slams Gurgaon cafe for ‘tasteless chai,' Chaayos CEO responds

Singapore's High Commissioner Simon Wong called out a Gurugram café for serving "tasteless" chai.
Published on Dec 15, 2024 09:07 am IST

'Indian students hoping to study in Canada should think twice because deciding'

Recalled envoy Sanjay Verma said he would have given this advice to parents even if relations with Canada were good, saying his heartfelt plea comes from being a father himself.
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 07:56 am IST

No Chinese ambassador in India for nearly a year, longest gap since 1976

President Xi Jinping has appointed new envoys to Japan and the US, but there has been no word whether the post in India will be filled anytime soon (File Photo)
Updated on Sept 18, 2023 06:18 pm IST

US, Britain walk out on Russia at UN over war crime charges

The International Criminal Court last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:14 am IST

British envoy relishes a plate of dosa in Bengaluru. Netizens react

Alex Ellis took to Twitter to share a picture of his meal – a crisp dosa, sambhar and coconut chutney.
Published on Feb 23, 2023 10:43 pm IST

Fresh batch of foreign diplomats to visit Jammu and Kashmir this week

Diplomats of about 20 countries, including European nations, are expected to visit Jammu and Kashmir by the end of this week
Updated on Sept 12, 2020 04:34 pm IST

For foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, it is neighbourhood first

Harsh Vardhan Shringla also noted that this year marked an important milestone as India and China will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Updated on Feb 08, 2020 12:55 pm IST

70 trips in 1 year: Govt may have followed China model in arranging foreign envoys’ J-K visit

15 Foreign envoy poses for a photograph on the banks of Dal Lake during their visit to Srinagar on Thursday
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 05:04 pm IST

Foreign envoys, minus those from EU, reach Jammu and Kashmir

The envoys will meet the Lieutenant Governor and members of the civil society.
Updated on Jan 09, 2020 11:38 am IST

India close to concluding a trade package with US: Envoy

Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Mike Pompeo discussed further strengthening of the partnership between India and the US building on the excellent progress made in 2019
Published on Jan 04, 2020 04:05 pm IST

Russia awaits PM Modi’s participation in Moscow parade 2020: Envoy

Russian Federation Ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev on Monday said his country was well-prepared to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Published on Dec 10, 2019 08:50 am IST

Don’t know him well: Trump after testimony by envoy he once called ‘a good man’

In an October 8 tweet, Trump had described his ambassador to the European Union as “a really good man and great American.
Updated on Nov 22, 2019 08:17 am IST

US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: Envoy

United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid
Published on Nov 09, 2019 07:15 am IST

‘Referendum 2020’ a bogus issue: Indian envoy

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Published on Oct 15, 2019 12:57 am IST

China wants to see India, Pakistan resolve disputes peacefully, says envoy

China’s new ambassador to India, Sun Weidong.
Updated on Sept 25, 2019 05:35 am IST

India briefs foreign envoys on scrapping Article 370, J-K bifurcation

Senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs briefed envoys of several countries after Parliament passed a resolution to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and a bill to reorganize the state
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 05:49 am IST

Scotland Yard under fire over probe into envoy’s email leak

The new row centered around a statement by Scotland Yard’s assistant commissioner Neil Basu .
Updated on Jul 13, 2019 06:39 pm IST

UK’s top envoy in US says Trump administration inept, dysfunctional: Report

Britain’s ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”, according to leaked diplomatic memos published by the Mail on Sunday.
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 03:29 pm IST

US will sanction any country that imports Iranian oil: Special envoy

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran. (REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files)
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 08:58 pm IST

Trade deficit with China could become politically sensitive: Indian envoy

Balanced trade is likely to be on the top of the agenda when President Xi Jinping visits India later this year.
Published on Jun 18, 2019 03:22 pm IST

China appoints career diplomat Sun Weidong as new envoy to India

Vikram Misri, India’s envoy Beijing, career diplomat Sun Weidong on his appointment China’s ambassador to India on Wednesday.
Updated on Jun 12, 2019 11:02 pm IST

Supposedly executed former North Korean nuclear envoy is alive, but in custody: Report

Kim Hyok Chol, who led North Korea’s working-level talks in the runup to the Hanoi summit, is alive and in state custody, according to reports.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 11:51 am IST

Guests turned away by Pak officials at Indian envoy’s Iftar party: Report

Media reports claimed that additional scrutiny was thrust upon the guests attending the party by Pakistani security officials, who also forced many to return from the event.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 02:23 pm IST

India, China should sign friendship treaty, free trade deal: Chinese envoy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met three times since Wuhan to “lead the waves of the two countries’ relations” and at least three Chinese ministers have visited India in the last one year.
Updated on May 28, 2019 05:11 pm IST

‘India stopped purchasing Iranian oil after US waivers expired’: Envoy

To reduce Iran’s crude oil export to zero, the US ended on May 2 waivers that had allowed the top buyers of Iranian oil, including India, to continue their imports for six months.
Published on May 24, 2019 03:46 pm IST