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East Asia Summit on Maritime Cooperation to be held in Chennai
The Ministry of External Affairs is to organize East Asia Summit in Chennai between February 6, 2020 and February 7, 2020. This is the fifth time the conference is being held in India. The first conference was organized in Delhi ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Passport Renewal Reminder Services begun by Passport Seva Kendras
On January 28, 2020, the Ministry of External Affairs launched the Passport renewal reminder services. The Passport Seva Kendras operating under the Ministry of External Affairs will send SMS about the renewal Highlights The ministry is to send two Reminder ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Raisina Dialogue – 2020
What is Raisina dialogue? Raisina dialogue is a multilateral conference organized in New Delhi annually by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Observer Research Foundation. This dialogue is organized on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore. The ..
Senior US Diplomat will be on a 3-day visit to India next week
The United State’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS), Alice Wells will be on a three-day visit to India from 15th January to 18th January where apart from meeting senior government officials of India she will also participate as a speaker ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2020
On 9 January 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa, to commemorate the return, 9th January was chosen to be celebrated as Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day) in the year 2000 by the External Affairs Ministry of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Ministry of External Affairs creates “NEST” to increase investment coordination
The Ministry of External Affairs is to set up a new division called NEST-New and Emerging Strategic Technologies. The division will work to increase investment coordination among the states of the country and also with the foreign countries. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
‘Raisina Dialogue 2020’ from 14th-16th January in New Delhi
The multilateral conference that has emerged as India’s flagship conference since its inception in the year 2016 on geoeconomics and geopolitics is organized annually in New Delhi. In collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Conference is organized by ..
Senior diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla to be new Foreign Secretary
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Harsh Vardhan Shringla, currently serving as India’s ambassador to United States (US), as the next foreign secretary. He is likely to take over will take over as next Foreign ..