Pak taken off from global terror financing watchdog FATF's grey list after 4 years; India reacts
World | October 22, 2022 7:32 ISTFATF welcomed Pakistan's significant progress in improving anti-money laundering, combating financial terror.
FATF welcomed Pakistan's significant progress in improving anti-money laundering, combating financial terror.
India expressed hope that a special meeting of the UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee it is hosting later this month will contribute positively towards creating a global architecture that effectively responds to the new tech tools deployed by terrorists.
A joint statement issued following a meeting of Quad foreign ministers in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly also called for respecting the territorial integrity. It was apparently aimed at China.
The comments by MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi at a media briefing came following a question on a report that India Delhi held its first political dialogue with NATO in December 2019.
The responses from the Union minister come against the backdrop of the ruling LDF in Kerala facing heat over the gold and dollar smuggling cases allegedly involving some top bureaucrats in the Kerala government and officials of the UAE consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.
I2U2 Summit: "PM Modi will be participating in an I2U2 Summit, along with PMof Israel Yair Lapid, President of UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of the USA Joseph R Biden," MEA said.
In his message on the occasion of Passport Seva Divas, the external affairs minister said passport services were rendered with the same vigour and enthusiasm even during the testing times of the Covid pandemic.
India on Friday rejected a report on religious freedom by the US State Department and said that "the country values religious freedom and human rights".
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said many countries have taken policy decisions with a similar perspective and procurement of oil from Russia is not an India-related issue.
Lavrov's visit to India coincides with that of US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Noting that over 22,500 Indians have been brought back from the east European country, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said there are still people in isolated pockets, and "this is an evolving situation".
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said New Delhi does not expect the OIC to encourage actors and organisations engaged in terrorism and anti-India activities.
Mukul Arya, India's representative at Ramallah, passed away on Sunday.
In a meeting with 52 students evacuated from Ukraine and their parents at his official residence, 5, Kalidas Marg, the chief minister said it is only because of their faith in the Narendra Modi government that their safe return has been possible.
Indian Air Force aircraft have joined #OperationGanga with the first C-17 flight from Bucharest (Romania) expected to return to Delhi later tonight, MEA informed.
Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are advised to make their way to the railway station for onward journey to western parts, Indian Embassy in Kyiv said in a new advisory.
The foreign secretary said though the border crossings to Hungary and Romania are functioning, the exit point to Poland has been clogged with lakhs of Ukrainians and foreign nationals trying to leave the strife-torn through it.
A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed on Sunday.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla released the list of flights under 'Operation Ganga' being run from India for evacuation of Indians from Ukraine via neighboring countries.
Embassy of India in Kyiv said that more than 470 Indian students will exit Ukraine and enter Romania through the Porubne-Siret Border, amid escalating tensions over Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
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