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India to roll out e-passports for safe, easy international travel: Jaishankar
- The external affairs minister also announced that the Passport Seva Programme (PSP) will be embarking on an improved and upgraded version PSP V2.0 to ensure a digital ecosystem among all stakeholders.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 05:32 PM IST
Prophet controversy didn't feature in foreign ministers' level talks: MEA
Iran, Kuwait and Qatar had summoned Indian envoys to lodge a protest over the matter on Sunday. Subsequently, more than a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Indonesia and the Maldives, have denounced the comments.
Updated on Jun 09, 2022 09:05 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
India slams US report on minority attacks, cites gun violence in the country
- Issuing a statement, the ministry of external affairs said it had noted the report and ill-informed comments by senior US officials and it was unfortunate that vote bank politics was being practised in international relations.
Updated on Jun 03, 2022 06:17 PM IST
Jaishankar’s principal aide Shilpak Ambule to now head China desk in MEA
A 2002 batch IFS officer, Dr Shilpak Ambule has served with S Jaishankar in Foreign Secretary and External Affairs Minister’s office for the past eight years.
Published on Jun 02, 2022 05:07 PM IST
‘Don’t justify terror’: India stings OIC for statement on Yasin Malik verdict
- The MEA said through its comments on the issue, the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the OIC had “implicitly expressed support for terrorist activities of Yasin Malik, which were documented and presented in the court.”
Updated on May 27, 2022 10:54 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
