The Islamic State chief’s death won’t end the ambitions of the group that has found a fertile breeding ground in the southern Indian state where it may have found it easier to influence youth from the Muslim community.
Five embassies have already opened in Rwanda, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Guinea, and Burkina Faso in the year 2018-19. Now, four more will be opened in the year 2019-20.
Before leaving for Bishkek, Modi said that India attached special importance to the SCO in promoting multi-lateral, political, security, economic and people-to-people interaction with the region.
The visit is significant as the island nation is the only country in the neighbourhood that Modi did not visit during his first term as the prime minister.
The former foreign secretary took part in the event days after taking charge of the ministry, a rare instance of a career diplomat handling the key portfolio as a minister.
With over three decades of diplomatic experience, Jaishankar has previously held positions like the High Commissioner to Singapore, Ambassador to China and also the United States of America.
Jaishankar was the foreign secretary from January 2015 to January 2018 and has previously held positions like the high commissioner to Singapore, and ambassador to China and the United States of America.
The invitations this time have one strong message — that India has no intention of keeping Pakistan as part of its state of affairs.
The invitation to Kyrgz Republic is significant as the country is the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Modi is slated to attend the SCO meeting next month.
Sirisena recently visited China and his attendance in Delhi will send out a strong message that Sri Lanka is keen on maintaining its bilateral ties with India.
Claiming that his regime has corresponded with hate crimes against Muslims, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar took to Twitter asking the United States to stand for religious freedom in India.
On June 13, Modi will head to the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan where he will be face-to-face with his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for the first time.
AICC general secretary KC Venugopal is, hands down, one of the most influential people in the Congress party at present.
China put a technical hold in March on a fresh proposal to ban Masood Azhar, the head of the Pakistan-based Jaish, which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack.
The State Department last week had said in a revised travel advisory that 'terrorist groups' were continuing to plot possible attacks in Sri Lanka after more than 250 people were killed and about 500 wounded in blasts in churches and luxury hotels on April 21.
Arun Jaitley announced Rs 24,700 crore for the Ministry of Women And Child Development for the year 2018-19, an increase of around 11.78% from 2017-18 which stood at Rs 22,095 crore.
RSS claimed CPI(M) cadre were involved in the violence aimed at checking its expanding base in the state.