July 2020

  International Indian and U.S. officials held their scheduled virtual Foreign Office Consultations The two countries had “discussed ways to further enhance mutually beneficial trade and people-to-people ties, including through visa facilitation for students and professionals,” The discussions included ongoing threats to the rules-based international order, bilateral and multilateral diplomatic cooperation, maritime security and the … Read more

  International 15th summit between India and the European Union The 15th summit between India and the European Union will be held via video conference on July 15 The leaders are expected to reiterate their determination to promote effective multilateralism and a rules-based multilateral order, with the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organisation … Read more

  International World Bank and Government of India sign $750 million Agreement World Bank and Government of India sign $750 million Agreement for Emergency Response Programme for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises The World Bank’s MSME Emergency Response Programme will address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to help … Read more

    International India, France discuss issues of security, political importance External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday held a wide-ranging discussion with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian during which the two leaders discussed issues of contemporary security and political importance. Both agreed to address COVID-related challenges in health and aviation.   MyGov Corona … Read more

  International Japan supports India on eastern Ladakh standoff with China Japan said it opposed “any unilateral” attempts to change the status quo in the region. Japanese Ambassador Satoshi Suzuki said Japan hoped for peaceful resolution of the row through dialogues. Navies of the two countries held a joint exercise in the Indian Ocean. Four … Read more

  International   WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation World Health Organisation experts will lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists believe the virus may have originated in bats, then was transmitted through another mammal such such as a civet cat or … Read more

  International World Bank provides $400 million for NamamiGange World Bank provides $400 million to enhance support for rejuvenating the Ganga Project will help build infrastructure and institutions needed to make the Ganga a clean and healthy river The $400 million operation comprises a loan of $381 million and a proposed Guarantee of up to … Read more

    International World Population Day- 11 July World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. Commemorating World Population Day is important as it emphasizes … Read more

    International Construction work at Hindu temple site in Pakistan halted The Islamabad Hindu Panchayat announced on Saturday that it would discontinue the construction of a boundary wall of Shri Krishna Mandir in the capital city after a part of the wall was allegedly demolished by a mob of fundamentalist forces Pakistan’s government had … Read more

  International Indra Mani Pandey to be India’s next ambassador to UN Indra Mani Pandey, an IFS officer of 1990 batch and presently additional secretary in the MEA, will be the next ambassador/permanent representative of India to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, including WHO and UN Human Rights Council Pandey will lead … Read more