Anurag Srivastava takes charge as new spokesperson of MEA
Srivastava was hitherto India's Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union.
Srivastava was hitherto India's Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union.
Iran was the fourth nation to condemn the Delhi riots after Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
Earlier, India had evacuated around 650 Indians from Wuhan in two Air India flights who were kept at the ITBP facility in Delhi.
Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after New Delhi abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories on August 5, 1919.
The assertion came as Donald Trump, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, once again reiterated his offer to 'help' on the Kashmir issue, saying the US was 'watching and closely following' the developments in the Valley.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Pakistan's 'desperate measures to peddle baseless allegation and present an alarming scenario lacked any credibility'.
Raveesh Kumar said the government has reached to its missions in different countries to share its perspective on CAA and NRC with the host government.
Nepal's objections came after the Indian Home Ministry released the political map of India, showing Kalapani within Indian borders.
Objecting to J-K’s bifurcation, China had said India's decision to 'include' some of 'China's territory' into its administrative jurisdiction 'challenged' Beijing's sovereignty.
The opposition has questioned how foreign MPs were allowed to visit the restive region when the politicians of the country have been denied the opportunity.
