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SAARC Diary: Sri Lanka Celebrates 73rd Independence Day

February 4, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW ELHI, Feb 4: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, on the occasion of Sri Lanka’s 73rd Independence Day. Modi in his congratulatory note said India shared with Sri Lanka deep-rooted links of generations based on similar linguistic, religious and cultural practices. He underlined the cooperation over […]

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SAARC Diary: Pasakha Dry Port Project Launched in Bhutan

February 2, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 2: A ground breaking ceremony or ‘Salang Tendrel’ in Dzongkha language was held for Pasakha Dry Port in Phuentsholing Bhutan on Monday. Salang Tendrel was graced by Prashant Kumar Das, Consulate General of India, and Chief Guest Dasho Sonam Wangyel, Minister, Home and Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan. The cost of […]

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SAARC Diary: India – Bangladesh Bilateral Ties to be Strengthened

January 30, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 30: India and Bangladesh conducted foreign office consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on Friday. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla from the Indian side and Masud Bin Momen Foreign Secretary from Bangladesh co-chaired the conference. Momen was accompanied by Mohammad Imran, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Mashfee Shams Secretary (East) Ministry of […]

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SAARC Diary: Second India – Bangladesh Consular Dialogue

January 29, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 29: The Bangladesh foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen called on his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar at the latter’s residence on Thursday. During the meeting, he thanked the Indian Government for the recent handing over of, COVID-19 vaccine and the excellent cooperation enjoyed by both countries during the difficult times of pandemic. Meanwhile, […]

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SAARC Diary: India’s Vaccine Gift to Sri Lanka

January 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: India on Thursday dispatched 500,000 doses of COVISHIELD Vaccines as donation to Sri Lanka. Gopal Baglay, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, received the consignment in Colombo and handed over the made in India vaccine to the President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Sri Lankan president in a tweet […]

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SAARC Diary: Sri Lanka Re-opens for Foreign Tourists

January 23, 2021 Editor In Chief

COLOMBO, Jan 23: Sri Lanka has re-opened for international travellers. The Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena under the motto “New Normal and Safe and Healthy Tourism,” said Sri Lanka after internal deliberations and ensuring the protection and security of its residents and tourists has opened its borders for international travellers to visit the country. Gunawardena was […]

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SAARC Diary: Indian Vaccines Reach Bhutan

January 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

THIMPHU, Jan 21: At a ceremony held at Paro airport on Wednesday, Ruchira Kamboj, Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, handed over the vaccine consignment to the Bhutanese health minister Dechen Wangmo in the presence of Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering. The entire consignment of ‘Made in India’ vaccines was brought into Bhutan by an Indian AN32 […]

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SAARC Diary: Inauguration of the ‘Ekuveni’ synthetic running track in the Maldives.

January 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 18: The first grant project of 2021 funded by India for the ‘Ekuveni’ synthetic running track in Male, Maldives was inaugurated on 16 January at a befitting ceremony graced by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the President of Maldives and Sanjay Sudhir, Indian High Commissioner to Maldives. The inauguration signals the commencement of the […]

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SAARC Diary: India Proposes to Start Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Bhutan

January 15, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: Prashant Das, India’s Consul General in Bhutan, yesterday handed over the 10th shipment of Covid-19 RT-PCR test kits for 50,000 tests to Director-General Dr Pandup Tshering, Ministry of Health, Phuentsholing, Bhutan. The timely distribution of these RT-PCR test kits is intended to assist the Bhutan Ministry of Health in carrying out […]

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SAARC Diary: Applications Invited from Bhutanese Students for Nehru-Wangchuck Scholarship

January 13, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 13: The Indian Embassy in Thimphu has invited applications from the Bhutanese students for the ‘Nehru-Wangchuck’ scholarship for the 2021-2022 period to study in various educational institutions in India. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the governments of India and Bhutan on June 19, 2009, the ‘Nehru-Wangchuck’ scholarship is given […]