New Delhi: India has joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) this morning. The MTCR Point of Contact in Paris has conveyed the decision regarding India’s accession to the regime through the Embassy of France in New Delhi as well as the Embassies of The Netherlands and Luxembourg. India has thanked each of the thirty-four MTCR Partners for their support for India’s membership. India has also thanked Ambassador Pieter de Klerk of The Netherlands and Mr. Robert Steinmetz of...Read More

Washington:The US today said that there is "a path forward" for India to become a full member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group by the end of the year, hours after the group's plenary meeting ended in Seoul with no decision on India's membership in face of strong China-led opposition. "We are confident that we have got a path forward by the end of this year," a top Obama administration official said. "It needs some work. But we are confident that India would be a full member of the (NSG) r...Read More

Seoul: At the end of its two-day plenary here, the NSG today declared its "firm support" for the "full, complete and effective" implementation of the NPT as the cornerstone of the international non-proliferation regime, a clear indication that no exception will be made in the case of India. The statement by the 48-nation grouping, however, said that it will continue to have discussions on participation of countries which have not signed the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Confi...Read More

Gandhinagar In the run-up to Vibrant Gujarat Summit-2017, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel here today met Indian envoys posted in five countries. The five envoys are Ambassador to Finalnd Ashok Sharma, Ambassador to Panama Shamma Jain, High Commissioner to Botswana Ketan Shukla, High Commissioner to Tanzania Sandip Arya and Ambassador to Mongolia T. Sureshbabu. She discussed with them ways to strengthen Gujarat’s trade and economic cooperation with these countries, attract fore...Read More

Ahmedabad As part of Ministry of External Affairs' outreach to states, five Ambassadors and High Commissioners of India in various countries who are on a three day visit to Gujarat visited IIMA for an interactive meeting with the faculty. Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Ambassador of India to Finland; Ms. Shamma Jain, Ambassador of India to Panama; Dr. Ketan Shukla, High Commissioner of India to Botswana; Dr. T. Suresh Babu, Ambassador designate to Mongolia; and Mr Sandeep Arya, High ...Read More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked top diplomats of the country to find "solutions to the toughest of situations" and unite all forces to fight the scourge of terrorism. Addressing the Heads of (diplomatic) Missions (HoMs) on the last day of a five-day conference, organised by External Affairs Ministry, Modi said, "We have entered a new era of diplomatic engagement, we must adapt to deliver more to meet India's aspirations." Highlights of Prime Minister's address to t...Read More