Describing the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka as a "huge humanitarian problem" which has to end, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday that India will ask the island nation's government for an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations there. ...
05:01 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is scheduled to visit Ajmer sharif on Saturday. Before his pilgrimage, he will have lunch with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in Jaipur. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The government fielded attacks from both the Opposition and its allies in Parliament on Thursday as the Lok Sabha debated India's role in finding a solution to the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka, and said it will take the "best possible" decision on UN resolution on the island country. Lok Sabha members demanded that government should take a more stern action against the atrocities committed against the Tamils. ...
05:08 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The political crisis continues in Maldives, taking India unawares. Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will be produced in court on Wednesday after he was arrested by the police after a local court issued a warrant. ...
08:49 AM, Mar 06, 2013
India and Kazakhstan on Tuesday agreed to carry forward their civil nuclear cooperation beyond 2014, the deadline for the supply of fuel for the reactors as per the present nuclear contract, with the uranium-rich nation assuring to help meet the "big appetite" of energy-deficient India. ...
06:27 PM, Mar 05, 2013
While the AIADMK and the Left parties accused the government on Wednesday of not doing anything for the Tamils in Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the government was committed to bringing justice to Lankan Tamils. During the debate on Sri Lankan war crimes in the Rajya Sabha, Khurshid said, "I reiterate the commitment of government to see the end of hostilities in Sri Lanka." ...
02:48 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Seeking support for the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said all political parties and state governments should come together for a collective response to fight against the challenge of terrorism. ...
03:14 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Newly appointed US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday met visiting Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and stressed that there would be no change in India-US relationship, which he is looking forward to take a step forward during his stint at the Foggy Bottom. ...
10:47 AM, Feb 22, 2013
The AgustaWestland chopper deal will be discussed in Parliament after March 4 under rule 193, which does not entail voting. The allegations of corruption in the deal has led to a blame game between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The main Opposition party had said that they will raise the issue in Parliament during the Budget Session. ...
07:05 PM, Feb 21, 2013
With less than 24 hours left for Mohamed Nasheed to be produced by police before a Court in Male, India today said it would be the "happiest" if the situation arising out of ex-Maldives President taking refuge in its Mission for the seventh day in a row is resolved. Nasheed, who is holed up in the Indian High Commission to evade an arrest warrant, is scheduled to be presented before...
10:44 PM, Feb 19, 2013
After External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Defence Minister AK Antony also denied any differences within the government over the AgustaWestland chopper deal. "There is no question of lack of co-ordination with the MEA," Antony said. ...
12:55 PM, Feb 19, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has denied any differences within the government on the question of scrapping the AgustaWestland deal. "I have not expressed any reservation at all. I only said whatever decision taken has to be a collective decision," Khurshid said. ...
11:35 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Holding that investigation into the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP helicopter deal was on at "many levels", India on Monday said Letters Rogatory is the "best and strongest method" available to it for seeking details from Italian courts on the case. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid also said a CBI team from New Delhi has gone to Milan in Italy to get material and details about the case. ...
04:42 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Many bilateral processes were in operation between India and Pakistan but it was "difficult" to say whether the issue of beheading of two Indian soldiers was over, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Monday. ...
02:20 AM, Feb 19, 2013
With a CBI team is set to leave for Italy on Monday to investigate the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal, the Indian government is still keeping silence on the details of the case, and the only information making rounds is the one revealed by the Italian probe report. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid speaking to CNN-IBN defended the Indian government saying that the Italian government has asked for secrecy....
06:56 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Maldives on Sunday summoned Indian High Commissioner DM Mulay and lodged a protest after former President Mohamed Nasheed remained holed up at the Indian mission for the fifth day even as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid spoke to his counterpart to resolve the crisis. ...
11:10 PM, Feb 17, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday spoke to his Maldivian counterpart for the second time in four days to defuse the crisis over former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed who remained holed up at the Indian High Commission in Male for the fifth day. Khurshid, who is on an official two-day visit to Bangladesh, called up Maldives Foreign Minister Abdul Samad Abdullah from Dhaka, official sources said in Dhaka. ...
09:59 PM, Feb 17, 2013
It has been more than two days that former Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed has been holed up inside the Indian High Commission in Male. The Maldivian government has reassured India saying it won't take any harsh decision on former president Nasheed to fuel instability. ...
11:02 AM, Feb 15, 2013
There is no end to the crisis in the Maldives as former president Mohamed Nasheed is still holed up in the Indian high commission in Male despite Delhi's intervention. Meanwhile, Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid on Thursday spoke to his Maldivian counterpart, explaining India's position. ...
08:53 PM, Feb 14, 2013
India is making efforts to resolve the crisis in Maldives, where former president Mohamed Nasheed continues to remain holed up in the Indian High Commission, even as Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid spoke to his counterpart in the Maldivian government on Thursday. ...
05:28 PM, Feb 14, 2013
