New Delhi: Israel said on Monday that a team had visited Lakshadweep last year and the country is ready to commence working on a desalination programme in the islands.The Israel Embassy said in a tweet that a team from the country was in Lakshadweep last year at the request of the Indian government to initiate a desalination programme.The embassy also shared pictures of the Lakshadweep Islands."

A grim looking Maldivian envoy leaving, perhaps after a stiff  dressing down by MEA officialsNew Delhi: Maldives Envoy to India, Ibrahim Shaheeb was on Monday morning seen leaving the Ministry of External Affairs in the national capital’s South Block.This comes amid a row over derogatory social media remarks by some ministers in Maldives on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to

New Delhi: Pakistan Expert Tilak Devasher highlighted that Pakistan, unable to handle internal insurgency, is blaming India for the ongoing Baloch atrocities to deflect from its inability to handle the situation.He pointed out that Pakistan has a history of not acknowledging its mistakes and tends to externalize them."Pakistan is not able to handle its internal insurgency and has been blaming

Jeddah: Union Minister for WCD and Minority Affairs Smriti Zubin Irani accompanied by V Muraleedharan, MoS for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs met with Prof Dr Ali Erbas, President of Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in Turkiye and with Dato’ Setia Na’im bin Mokhtar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) respectively in two separate meetings on the

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who secured her fifth term in the recent general elections, outlined her plans for the country’s international relations and highlighted the strong bond between Bangladesh and India.She expressed gratitude towards India, emphasising its pivotal role in supporting Bangladesh during critical moments in history.In a press conference at her residence,

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on Monday and discussed the situation in Ukraine and Gaza.In a post on social media platform X, Jaishankar wrote, "Good to speak to my dear friend FM @a_schallenberg of Austria after the New Year.""Recall last year’s visit to Vienna. Exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and Gaza,