The Ministry of External Affairs Saturday announced that the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra for the current year will commence between June and August.
India on Saturday strongly condemned the abduction and brutal killing of a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh and reminded the interim government in Dhaka to live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22-23 at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman.
The MEA said the neighbouring country should focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities instead of making unwarranted comments and indulging in virtue signaling.
India on Friday firmly rejected Bangladesh's remarks regarding the recent violence in West Bengal, calling them unwarranted and misleading.
Two recent reports emerging in the American media are intended to lower India’s image at a time when there is a government change in the US.
Earlier on Thursday, 95 Indian fishermen were handed over by Bangladesh authorities to the Bangladesh Coast Guard for handing over to the Indian Coast Guard on January 5.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks in Washington with Mr Michael Waltz, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the post of National Security Adviser.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had fruitful meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and consul generals of India in the US.
"He will be meeting counterparts to discuss key bilateral, regional and global issues,'' the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
