Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Archives

India May Introduce Facial Recognition Technology for International Air Travel, Plans International Project in June 2025

RA Editorial Desk - October 3, 2024

New Delhi: India could soon introduce facial recognition technology (FRT) for international air travel. Speaking at the CAPA Digital Aviation Summit, Digi Yatra Foundation CEO Suresh Khadakbhavi announced plans for a pilot study in...

KAZIND-2024: Indo-Kazakh Joint Military Exercise Begins in Auli, Uttarakhand

RA Editorial Desk - October 1, 2024

Uttarakhand: The 8th edition of the India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise, KAZIND-2024, commenced September 30 at the Surya Foreign Training Node in Auli, Uttarakhand. This joint exercise will run from September 30 to October 13,...

India Bats for a More Inclusive Quad

Asad Mirza - September 24, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended the Quad Summit at President Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, 100 miles north...

India, Israel Hold 17th Round of Foreign Office Consultations

RA Editorial Desk - August 29, 2024

New Delhi: India and Israel held the 17th Round of Foreign Office Consultations August 28 during which Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri shared India's concern at the escalating situation in West Asia and emphasised restraint,...

Australia Expelled Indian Spies: MEA Terms Media Reports as Speculative, Declines Comment

Admin - May 4, 2024

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) May 2 refused to comment on Australian media reports that alleged that the Commonwealth country expelled two Indian spies who were trying to 'steal secrets' and...

India Dismisses US Report on Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Manipur, Says Deeply Biased

Admin - April 26, 2024

New Delhi: India April 25 firmly rejected the US State Department report on Human Rights in India, which mentioned “significant human rights abuses” during the violence that broke out in Manipur last year and...

Strengthening Ties: India, Germany to Collaborate on High Technology, Focus on Closer Defence Partnership

Admin - February 29, 2024

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and German Ministry of Defence State Secretary Benedikt Zimmer chaired the India-Germany High Defence Committee (HDC) meeting in Berlin on February 28, 2024. The two sides discussed a...

Houthis Red Sea Menace to Continue Amid Israel-Hamas War

Shankar Kumar - January 9, 2024

The Yemen-based Houthi militia group has increased its attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea and its adjoining areas, but what surprises many is that Tehran has not acted tough against the...

PM Modi Inaugurates Global Centre for Excellence – Dakshin

Admin - November 18, 2023

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi November 17 inaugurated a global centre for excellence for the Global South countries called ‘Dakshin’ and stating that he had proposed setting up the centre during the first...

Milipol India 2023 Inaugurated by French Minister of State, Marks Confluence of International Security Expertise

Admin - October 27, 2023

New Delhi - Milipol India, the latest entrant to the distinguished Milipol International Network, which focuses intently on internal security matters witnessed a grand opening on October 26, 2023 in New Delhi. The event...

China Asserts Territorial Claims, Includes Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin in New ‘Standard Map’

Admin - August 29, 2023

Beijing: Within days of the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit in South Africa, China officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which...

Prime Minister Modi Conferred with France’s Highest Award ‘Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour’

Admin - July 14, 2023

Paris: In what is considered a major honour, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13. It is the highest French honour in military...

India Slams China in United Nations for Blocking Proposals

Admin - June 22, 2023

New York: India hit out at China for blocking proposals at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba's Sajid Mir as a "global terrorist." "...If we cannot get established terrorists who have been proscribed across...