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’No role for any third party on issue’: India on Trump’s new Kashmir comments
Trump offered to help in resolving dispute between India and Pakistan’Issues have to be resolved bilaterally; onus on Pak to create environment for engagement,’ says MEA on Kashmir
1 min read23 Jan 2020Shifting palm oil into ‘restricted list’ from ‘free list’ was commercial decision: India
India, the world’s largest importer of vegetable oils, buys nearly 15 million tonnes annuallyOf this, palm oil comprises 9 million tonnes and the rest 6 million tonnes of soybean and sunflower oil
2 min read9 Jan 2020India shared its perspective on CAA, NRC with all nations: MEA
Most countries have accepted that CAA and NRC are India’s internal matter, says the foreign ministryRemarks by Kumar come against the backdrop of news reports quoting unnamed New Delhi-based diplomats as saying they had not been briefed on the matter
1 min read2 Jan 2020Don’t have any update: MEA on whether Guwahati will host Modi-Abe summit
’We don’t have any update to share,’ External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a weekly media briefingLast week, Kumar announced that the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will take place between December 15 and 17
1 min read13 Dec 2019Imran Khan’s open call for Jihad against India not a normal behaviour, says MEA
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the comments made by Khan do not behove the post he holdsKumar was responding to a question on the call for a march from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to the Line of Control, , which has been backed by Pakistan’s military, to protest India’s move
2 min read4 Oct 2019Pakistan’s attempt to polarise, politicise Kashmir at UNHRC rejected: India
It also said Pakistan needs to understand that ’repeating a lie four or five times does not turn it into a gospel truth’Pakistan’s attempt to ’polarise and politicise’ the Kashmir issue at the UNHRC has been rejected, he said
1 min read12 Sep 2019MEA denies Trump’s claim that PM Modi asked him to mediate in resolving Kashmir issue
Trump offered to be the "mediator" on the Kashmir issue and even said he has received a request to do so from ModiExternal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said it has been India’s consistent position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are discussed only bilaterally
1 min read23 Jul 2019No communication from US on likely caps on H-1B visa: Delhi
If the caps come into place, Indian workers would be able to avail of only 10% and 15% of the annual quotaThe warning comes amid rising trade tensions between India and the US in recent weeks with the imposition of tit-for-tat tariffs
2 min read20 Jun 2019India strongly rejects Pakistan FM’s comments that India planning another attack against Pakistan
India struck the biggest terrorist training camp of terror group Jaish-e-Muhammed deep inside Pakistan on 26 February External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the comments by the Pakistani foreign minister is aimed at whipping up war hysteria in the region
1 min read7 Apr 2019India seeks middle ground with US and Iran as sanctions near
’We conveyed to Hook that crude oil is a concern for economy and impacts the common man’, says Raveesh Kumar
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