PM Modi holds meeting with Japanese counterpart Kishida

PM Modi holds meeting with Japanese counterpart Kishida

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sideline of the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, western Japan May 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Kyodo/Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday, May 20, 2023, and later unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima during … Read more

India trying for Quad meeting in Japan: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

India trying for Quad meeting in Japan: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on May 19 for a three-nation visit covering Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia. In Japan, Mr. Modi will participate in the G-7 summit where India is a guest country which will be followed by his visit to Papua New … Read more

An ode to Indian craft: PM Modi presents special art pieces to G7 leaders; Here’s what they represent

An ode to Indian craft: PM Modi presents special art pieces to G7 leaders; Here’s what they represent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the G7 Summit held in Germany over the weekend and presented the world leaders with various art and craft pieces that represent the cultural heritage of India. The presents were sourced from all parts of India but most of these were made from Uttar Pradesh. Here’s a look at who … Read more

G7 Summit: UK to set up new vaccine centre as world leaders pledge to quash future pandemics

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Britain will set up a new animal vaccine development centre that will aim to stop viruses jumping into the human population as part of a landmark global health declaration to be agreed by G7 world leaders at Carbis Bay in Cornwall on Saturday. The so-called “Carbis Bay Declaration” will see the world’s leading democracies commit … Read more

From Covid-19 vaccines to climate, G7 hopes to show the West is not over yet

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The Group of Seven rich democracies will try to show the world at a summit this week that the West can still act in concert to tackle major crises by donating hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries and pledging to slow climate change. U.S. President Joe Biden, on his first foreign trip … Read more

PM Narendra Modi will not attend G7 summit in person: MEA

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. The G7 summit is scheduled to take place in Cornwall in the UK next month. “While appreciating the invitation … Read more