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Pakistan has agreed to India's request to let PM Modi's aircraft flyover its airspace. While India has still not confirmed on Indo-Pak bilateral meeting during the SCO summit, Imran Khan still remains hopefull on peace talks.

India and Japan all set to take 'Modi-Abe vision' forward

The External Affairs Minister minister said, "Nationalism in India is the nationalism of confidence, year on year they feel that their prospects have improved, they feel their cultures need to get a fairer hearing than they did in the past”

Post the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that took the lives of over 250 people, the country had been under curfew. Now that the situation is gradually returning to normal the external affairs ministry in India has issued an advisory asking Indians to be careful and vigilant while travelling to Sri Lanka
 

The names of seven JD(S) workers who travelled to Colombo are Puttaraju and Maregowda (missing), and M Rangappa, KG Hanumantharayappa, Ramesh, Laxmi Narayan and Shivakumar, who are confirmed dead.

 

On February 27, the ministry of external affairs confirmed that India had lost a MiG-21 Bison aircraft during an air-to-air engagement with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets following the non-military, pre-emptive air strikes in Balakot

The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday India had lost a MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft during an air-to-air engagement with Pakistan Air Force jets following the non-military, pre-emptive air strikes in Balakot. It also said that the pilot was “missing in action”.  

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed has also announced a hike in the quota for Indian Haj pilgrims to Rs 2 lakh at the request of Prime Minister Modi from the present Rs 1.75 lakh

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accepted the Grand Cross of Order of Civil Merit conferred by Spain for India’s support during the Nepal earthquake in 2015

Journalists were shut out of ministries of external affairs and defence at Delhi’s South Block to prevent leaking of information and indulging in wild speculations. Forces are on high alert, convoy movement suspended. This also means soldiers can’t go on leave.

 Sushma Swaraj is known for her ability to invent herself as per her changing role in the party and the government. She is also considered as a skillful speaker. 

This decision came after a few days of Indian external affairs minister spokesperson Raveesh Kumar stating that the government expects UK to address the issue as the aim of the conference was clearly to undermine territorial sovereignty and integrity