He has declared that he has not been convicted in any criminal case (File) Chandigarh: BJP candidate from the Amritsar seat and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday declared total assets worth Rs 39.92 crore, according to his poll affidavit. Mr Sandhu, 61, on Friday filed his nomination papers in Amritsar for the June … Read more
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who hails from Amritsar, joined the BJP this March Amritsar (Punjab): Former diplomat and BJP candidate for Amritsar, Taranjit Singh Sandhu filed his nomination papers on Friday for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Mr Sandhu was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at a roadshow prior to filing his nomination papers. … Read more
Ms Wardak had been intercepted at the Mumbai airport with 25 kg of gold. New Delhi: Soon after it came to light that she had been intercepted while allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth about Rs 18 crore into India from Dubai, Afghanistan’s Consul General in Mumbai has announced that she is … Read more
Burkina Faso’s military junta expelled three French diplomats for “subversive activities,” according to a government statement on Thursday. The diplomats, two of whom are political advisers, were given 48 hours to leave without revealing further details about the alleged subversive activities. France’s foreign ministry responded in a statement rejecting “the baseless accusations made by the … Read more
Mr. Chatterjee was appointed as the United Nations chief diplomat in China in 2020. Beijing: Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations representative in China, has caused a stir on Chinese social media by showing off his grueling yoga and fitness regime, including sub-zero breathing exercises, which he says help him keep his mind and body healthy … Read more
Ms. Khobragade is a 1999-batch Indian Ministry of External Affairs officer. The Indian Embassy in Cambodia recently shared a photo of Indian Ambassador Devyani Khobrogade in traditional Cambodian attire, in which she was dressed up like a “fairy”. The Indian envoy dressed up as a “Khmer fairy” to send blessings to the Cambodian people on … Read more
Hanoi, Vietnam—— The Vatican’s top diplomat begins a six-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday as part of efforts to normalize relations with the communist country. Holy See Foreign Minister Richard Gallagher met with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son and expressed the Vatican’s “gratitude” for the progress made in improving relations. The visit comes after … Read more
A new report believes the Foreign Office should be abolished and replaced by a new Department of International Affairs to modernize a “somewhat elitist” institution that is “rooted in the past”. The advice comes from a group of former Whitehall officials and diplomats, including former cabinet secretary lord sedwillHe said the department “often ran like … Read more
Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico will face off in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. Former Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok was voted into the largely ceremonial position, running against United … Read more
Singapore – “The world needs connectivity, not decoupling,” Liu Jianchao, a senior diplomat who is widely tipped to be China’s next foreign minister, said during a four-day visit to Singapore. Liu He, the head of the Communist Party of China’s International Affairs Department, met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the country’s incoming leader, … Read more
Gloria Berbena, acting deputy head of the U.S. delegation, leaves the MEA offices. New Delhi: On Wednesday, the government held a 40-minute meeting with the US acting deputy chief of mission, who was summoned to the office of the Ministry of External Affairs in South Delhi. Details of the meeting have not yet been released, … Read more
The Australian government has backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after Donald Trump described the diplomat as “a bit of a nuisance” in an interview with Nigel Farage. In an interview with British News, Mr Farage told Trump that the former prime minister had “said the most horrific things” to him, … Read more