National human rights institutions from nine countries to hold meet in Delhi from Monday
The six-day meet is being organised by the National Human right Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The six-day meet is being organised by the National Human right Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
India on Thursday again asked Bangladesh to take steps against extremist elements indulging in violence against the minority Hindu community and ensure adequate security for the community.
Amid the ongoing chill in India-Canada ties, the Indian Consulate in Toronto announced the cancellation of some of its scheduled consular camps after the Canadian security authorities failed to provide minimum security protection.
Reacting to the recent U.S. sanctions on 19 Indian entities and two Indian nationals for helping Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, India on Saturday asserted that Indian companies have not violated any national law.
India has lodged a strong protest with Canada over the 'absurd and baseless' allegation made by Ottawa that Union Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists in Canada, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Saturday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reaffirmed the government's resolve to continue with efforts aimed at creating safer and legal channels of emigration abroad.
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SCO Heads of Government meeting on October 15-16, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is not going to Islamabad to discuss "India-Pakistan relations" but to attend a multilateral event. He said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a "good member of the SCO".
We would urge the USCIRF to desist from such agenda-driven efforts. The USCIRF would also be well advised to utilise its time more productively on addressing human rights issues in the United States," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, on Sunday, highlighted India's efforts in providing support to different countries in times of crisis through its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3.0 government.
''We have seen the Reuters report. It is speculative and misleading. It implies violations by India, where none exist and, hence, is inaccurate and mischievous,'' MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said
