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India – Sri Lanka Looking Forward to Better Post-Covid Co-operation: Jaishankar

January 6, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 6: India and Sri Lanka are looking forward for a further improvement to their bilateral relations and even better post-Covid co-operation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said. Speaking at a joint media briefing with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena, in Colombo on Wednesday, Jaishankar said the Covid pandemic had not dented […]

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SAARC Diary: India Dispatch BCG Vaccines to Maldives

January 4, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 4: In response to an urgent request from the Government of Maldives, India has dispatched 2400 vials of 10 doses of Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine primarily used for tuberculosis. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives in a statement expressed its heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister of India, […]

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SAARC Diary: Indian Oil Corporation Helped Nepal Oil Corporation Save Rs. 1.5 billion in Transportation Cost

January 2, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 2: The Nepal Oil Corporation saved more than Rs 1.5 billion in transportation cost because the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) dispatched the petroleum products to the Himalayan country through the 69-kilometre long petroleum pipeline from Motihari, India to Amlekhgunj, Nepal, the first in south Asia, last year. The NOC was founded in […]

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SAARC Diary: India-Pakistan share list of Nuclear facilities and detainees

January 1, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 1: India and Pakistan today at New Delhi and Islamabad via diplomatic channels shared a list of nuclear installations and facilities in their respective countries protected by the agreements on the prohibition of attacks on Nuclear Installations and facilities between the two countries. The agreement in force from 27 January 1991 was […]

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SAARC Diary: Indian Ambassador to Nepal congratulates Rayamajhi for Induction in Oli Cabinet

December 31, 2020 Editor In Chief

Nepal NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal, met and congratulated Top Bahadur Rayamajhi on being inducted as Minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. He was allocated the Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation portfolios by the prime minister. The meeting took place at Rayamajhi’s office. Kwatra, […]

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ISRO Training Bhutanese Space Engineers for Launch of Bhutan’s Satellite

December 28, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 28: Four Bhutanese space engineers began their first phase of two month training at the Indian Space Research Organisation’s U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday for the launch of Bhutan’s satellite with the help of India next year. The four space engineers from the department of Bhutanese information technology […]

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SAARC Diary: India Delivered COVID-19 RT-PCR Test Kits to Bhutan

December 25, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: In line with India’s promise that it will stand by its close friend and neighbour Bhutan in its fight against the pandemic, a shipment of COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits for 20,000 tests was delivered at Phuentsholing on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj stated, “India’s gesture to continue providing vital […]

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SAARC Diary: Seven Day Lockdown in Bhutan

December 24, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 24: Bhutan has imposed a nation-wide lockdown for a week from Thursday following discovery of “local transmission of intermittent cases of flu” in Thimphu, Paro, and Lhamoizingkha. The lockdown in the first phase will remain in force till December 29. A statement from the Bhutanese Prime Minister’s Office stated, “in the continuity […]

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Innovation: ‘India leader in South, South East Asia’

December 15, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Wipro Ltd, HCL Technologies, TCS, and Tech Mahindra are among the top innovators from the IT and ITeS companies in South and South East Asia where India has reinforced its position as an innovation hub. This has come to light in a report of Clarivate Plc, a global provider of information […]

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SAARC Diary: India – Nepal Co-operation in Power Sector

December 13, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India and Nepal have reiterated their commitment to further improve cooperation between the two countries in the power sector, including the implementation of an integrated grid and construction of further cross-border transmission lines as required. The understanding was reached at a meeting of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on power co-operation […]