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.
The back-and-forth comes at a time when the preparations have been completed for the meeting between Xi and PM Modi in Tamil Nadu’s Mahabalipuram.
The Ministry of External Affairs termed the motion as 'uninformed and unfounded' aimed at 'pandering to vote-bank interests'.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India was very closely following the developments relating to peace initiatives in Afghanistan.
On reports of Pakistan denying India a second consular access to jailed Kulbhushan Jadhav, Raveesh Kumar said that India will keep trying to see that the ICJ judgement is fully implemented.
The Ministry of External Affairs asked the British government to take action against the perpetrators and ensure safety and security of the Indian mission and its personnel.
