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Five member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alone will account for three-quarters of the entire global output of COVID-19 vaccines this year, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday. “Production remains highly centralised – about 75 per cent of this year’s vaccines appear set to come from five WTO […]
Indian External Affair Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to strengthen India-Iran ties. “Good to talk to Iranian Foreign Minister. A productive conversation on our ties,” EAM said in a tweet. Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has promised to fight corruption and […]
BRICS Members agreed to take forward India’s proposals circulated in the 2021 BRICS meeting on Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI). The meeting of the CGETI was held from July 12-14, 2021. During the three day meeting, the BRICS Members deliberated on the following proposals circulated by India, […]
After a long wait of more than a decade, the Indian Navy has received the first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the United States Navy. These helicopters were handed over in a ceremony which was held at US Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego […]
Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev on Wednesday said both countries are supportive of the intra-Afghan talks based on commitments of the parties to ensure that future government is inclusive. “Situation in Afghanistan was deteriorating. We’re both supportive of intra-Afghan talks based on commitments of the parties to ensure that […]
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is likely to hold a bilateral meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meet in Tajikistan. This meeting will be the second face-to-face talk between Jaishankar and Wang Yi […]
India at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday (local time) supported Syrian engagement with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Talking about the Indian stand on chemical weapons convention, P Mathur, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to UN, said, “Syria to continue engagement with OPCW, reiterated […]
Five Indian sailors stranded in Iran have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help them get back to India and act against agents who duped them in the name of giving employment abroad, informed the Indian World Forum on Monday. In a statement, the President of the forum, Puneet Singh […]
India, while joining the consensus on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Syrian Humanitarian Resolution on Friday (local time), reaffirmed its commitment to Syrian-led, Syrian-owned UN-facilitated political process. Permanent Representative/Ambassador of India to United Nations TS Tirumurti while explaining India’s vote on Syria said, “India firmly believes that long-term security and […]
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom (UK). It will provide mutual advanced entry to the members of both the institutes through exemptions from appearing in the […]
