India sees over 226 pc surge in startup funding at $596 mn this week
The Indian startup ecosystem bounced back this week in terms of raising funds, clocking more than 226 per cent surge with securing around $596 million in total.
Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday slammed Pakistan foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz for not acknowledging her request to grant visa for jailed former navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother.
"I wrote a personal letter to Sartaj Aziz for the grant of her visa to Pakistan. However, Aziz has not shown the courtesy even to acknowledge my letter," Sushma said in a tweet.
However, she assured Aziz that any Pakistani national seeking a medical visa to travel to India with his recommendation will be given the visa immediately.
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“I have my sympathies for all Pakistan nationals seeking medical visa for their treatment in India. All that we require is his recommendation for the grant of medical visa to Pakistan nationals,” she said.
"I see no reason why should he hesitate to give his recommendation for nationals of his own country," she said.
She said a visa application was pending for Indian national Avantika Jadhav who wants to meet her son in Pakistan.
Kulbhushan Jadhav, 46, was allegedly arrested by Pakistan in the restive Balochistan province last year. He has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism.
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