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SAARC Diary: ICCR Scholarships for Afghan Students

March 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI. Mar 28: For the academic year 2021-22, the Government of India has announced 1000 long-term scholarships for Afghan nationals, funded by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). This scholarship scheme includes Under-Graduate courses (BA/B.Com/B.Sc/BBA/BCA), Post-Graduate courses (MA/M.Sc/M.Com/MBA), Engineering courses (B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech etc.) and M.Phil/Ph.D in various universities/institutions in India. The scholarship programme will […]

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SAARC Diary: Indus Water Commission Meet in Delhi

March 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 25: The 116th annual meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission comprising Indus Commissioners from India and Pakistan was held on March 23-24 in New Delhi. The meeting took place after a two-and-a half-year hiatus. The last meeting was held in Lahore on August 29, 2018 The Indus Waters Treaty, signed by […]

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SAARC Diary: Afghan Delegation Visit to India

March 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 24: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar heading a delegation of senior officials completed a two-day official visit to India on Tuesday. It was first trip to India after he assumed his current post in April, last year. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Haneef Atmar held discussion focussing on reinforcing the […]

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SAARC Diary: Gandhi Peace Prize: Bangladesh Gratitude to India for Choosing “Bangabandhu”

March 23, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 23: The Government of Bangladesh expressed its gratitude to the Government of India for bestowing the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 posthumously on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “It is an honour for Bangladesh and its citizens for the Father of the Nation to be bestowed with this prestigious honour,” a statement from the […]

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SAARC Diary: Bhutan Receive Second Consignment of Indian Vaccine

March 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 22: In keeping with the close and friendly relations between the two nations, India on Monday presented the Royal Government of Bhutan the second consignment of 4,00,000 doses of the “Made in India” COVID-19 vaccine. In a ceremony held at Paro airport, Bhutan, India’s Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj handed over the vaccine consignment […]

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SAARC Diary: Four India-Aided Reconstructed Schools in Nepal Inaugurated

March 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 21: Shushil Gyewali, Chief Executive Officer, National Reconstruction Authority, and Naveen Kumar, Head of News, Media and Cultural Arm of the Embassy of India in Nepal, jointly inaugurated four newly rebuilt schools in Nuwakot (Shree Kalika, Shree Pimaltar, Shree Panchalinge, and Shree Saraswoti Secondary Schools). The schools were established with the aid […]

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SAARC Diary: India Hand over Training Aids to Sri Lankan Navy

March 14, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 14: The Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay handed over training aids worth 22 million LKR to the commander of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Eastern Naval Region on Sunday. The High Commissioner stressed the importance of close cooperation between the two Navies as an integral part of the bilateral relationship. […]

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SAARC Diary: Construction on the Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Power Project in Trashiyangtse is due to begin soon.

March 11, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: Contracts for the construction of the Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Power Project in Bhutan were awarded by the Project Management at a total cost of Nu./Rs. 202.763 billion. The Indian High Commission in Thimpu stated, “M/s Rigsar Construction Pvt Ltd is one of the companies in Bhutan that has been awarded a major […]

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SAARC Diary: Indian Naval Ships Visiting Bangladesh Port

March 10, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: The Indian Navy ships Kulish and Sumedha visited the port of Mongla to commemorate the ‘Mujibo Barsho’ and th ‘50 Years of Liberation War.’ The visit is significant because it is the first time Indian naval ships are visiting Mongla. The last time it happened was in December 1971, when the two gunboats Padma and Palash, manned jointly by Indian Navy and Mukti Bahini staff, sailed up the Pusur river in a covert […]

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SAARC Diary: Modi to Inaugurate India-Bangladesh “Maitri Setu” on Tuesday

March 8, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 8: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will use a virtual platform to inaugurate the ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh on Tuesday March 9, 2021 at 12 p.m. During the event, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a number of infrastructure projects in Tripura. The ‘Maitri […]