India and Bangladesh on Friday held Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi and held discussions on a wide range of issues, including border and security, trade, commerce and connectivity, people-to-people ties, cooperation in water, power and energy sectors, and development cooperat
"We have asked for strict observance of international humanitarian law, de-escalation of the situation, and also condemned the civilian casualties," said Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra while addressing a briefing following the 2+2 Ministerial meeting.
At a high-level meeting with G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Ajay Seth, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary, Dr PK Mishra, reviewed the follow-up on the outcome of the G20 Leaders S
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly proposed for permanent membership of African Union in G20, and if all goes through, the grouping might soon become G21, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Thursday.
Kwatra said a key outcome of the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe “related to digital connectivity and the fintech connectivity is an agreement reached between NPCI International and Lanka pay on UPI based digital payments. This has mul
"Concluding a productive UAE visit. Our nations are working together on so many issues aimed at making our planet better. I thank HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the warm hospitality," tweeted PM Modi.
The New Delhi Declaration after the conclusion of the summit under India's presidency stated that Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reaffirmed their support to the BRI.
"The inaugural India-France Strategic Space Dialogue was held in Paris on 26 June 2023. The Indian side was led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, and the French side by Secretary-General, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Anne-Marie Descotes," the statement read.
"Both Prime Minister and the President focused on the challenges that our strategic interests face all over different parts of the world. Naturally, in this regard, the developments in the Indo-Pacific area have always been an important area of cooperation between India and the US. And th
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday addressed a special briefing on PM Modi's US visit during which he expanded on what sorts of discussions between the two leaders were held regarding cross-border terrorism.
Kwatra said, "It is worth mentioning here that this will be Prime Minister's first visit to Egypt and I might also mention that this would be the first official bilateral visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Egypt since 1997."