On the occasion of 50 years of India South Korea diplomatic relations, talking to reporters in New Delhi, South Korean Envoy Chang Jae-bok said that India and South Korea are hopeful of concluding ongoing negotiations to upgrade the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) existing between the two countries. President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol may likely visit India this year, Jae-bok said. Read News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth witnessed the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, and also RuPay card services in Mauritius via video conferencing.Read News

The Ministery of External Affiars has issued an advisory to Indian Nationals saying that they should not travel to Rakhine region in Myanmar. The MEA release says, 'In view of the deteriorating security situation, disruption of means of telecommunications, including landlines, and severe scarcity of essential commodities, all Indian citizens are advised not to travel to the Rakhine State of Myanmar.'Read News

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida for JAXA's first soft Moon landing. He further said that the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looks forward to cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in space exploration. Read News

A social media post of PM Modi in Lakshadweep has turned the neighbor called Maldives, a hyper ventilated lot. No comparisons, but the X space was a slugfest of sorts. 'Clown,' 'Puppet'…. The words don't sound polite, respectful or diplomatically correct, they were jarring to say the least.Read News

Japan hosted the fifth India-Japan Cyber Dialogue in Tokyo on 14 September 2023. The Indian Delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary, Cyber Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), while the Japanese delegation was led by Ishizuki Hideo, Ambassador in-charge of Cyber Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan.Read News

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Prime Minister visited Jakarta for the 20th ASEAN-India summit and the 18th East Asia summit, scheduled for the 7th of September. Prime Minister participated in the ASEAN-India summit along with Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN member states.Read News

Three organizations in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka will jointly organize a motor bicycle expedition from Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal, through the sacred places of Buddhist worship in India to Colombo in January 2024. Read News

External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar held the 15th India-Japan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Mr. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan in New Delhi. The meeting provided an opportunity to review the progress made in the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Read News

India and Lao PDR held the 3rd round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The two sides were led by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs and Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR, respectively. Read News