Articles tagged under: Foreign affairs

10% of Gujarat population holds passport : External Affairs Ministry

December 17, 2022
10% of Gujarat population holds passport : External Affairs Ministry

Ahmedabad: About 10% of Gujarat residents hold passports, the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, informed the parliament yesterday. With a total of 6761930 passports issued, every 1 out of 10 people holds a passport in the state. According to the Ministry data, Gujarat is at sixth position in no. of the passport holder behind only Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Naba Kumar Sarania, the independent MP from Kokrajhar in Assam had sought the details ...Read More

PM asks envoys to unite forces to fight scourge of terrorism

June 01, 2016

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