Minister Of State For External Affairs

India Urges World To Adopt Anti-Terror Policy "Without Any Further Delay"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 26, 2019

In a message for Pakistan, India has asserted that the global fight against terrorism should identify, hold accountable, and take strong measures against countries that finance terror and provide safe havens to terrorists.

Amid Global Tensions, 24 Indian Crew Members Of Seized Iranian Ship Grace 1 Freed

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday August 15, 2019

All 24 Indian crew members who were aboard the Grace 1 -- an Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar authorities with the help of British marines over a month ago -- have been freed, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted on Thursday. The much-awaited development comes over a month after India launched efforts to secure their rel...

Centre In Touch With Indian Crew On Board Seized Iran, UK-Flagged Tankers

India News | ANI | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday said the 24 Indians on board the seized Iranian ship 'Grace 1' in Gibraltar are safe and officials from the Indian High Commission in London will be meeting them on July 24.

Passports Issued Within 11 Days Now: BJP Leader V Muraleedharan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said people are now issued passport document within 11 days under normal circumstances.

Minister Rejects Reports Of Anju Bobby George Joining BJP

Karnataka News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 8, 2019

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday dismissed media reports that claimed award-winning athlete Anju Bobby George had joined the BJP at an event in Bengaluru. Mr Muraleedharan told reporters there was nothing political about the meeting that took place on Saturday.

No Grave Injury To Indians Reported In Kazakhstan Oil Field Brawl: Centre

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday July 1, 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday said Indians were present at the site of a brawl between workers at an oil field in western Kazakhstan but no serious injuries to any of them had been reported.

Treating Pak As Friend Will Be India's Biggest Weakness: General VK Singh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 27, 2019

General VK Singh (retd), Union Minister of State for External Affairs, today said that Pakistan can never be a friend of India

"India Will Choose Time, Place" To Retaliate To Pulwama Attack: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh on Monday said Pakistan has been isolated internationally after the Pulwama terror attack.

"Aircraft Parts Fall Off Runway...Is This Capability": VK Singh On HAL

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.

Enough Space In World For Both India And China To Progress: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 5, 2019

There is enough space in the world for both India and China to progress economically, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said Tuesday and asserted that the boundary issue and development of ties should be dealt with separately.

MJ Akbar, Accused In #MeToo, Seen On Government Booklet. Centre Explains.

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 22, 2019

A booklet featuring MJ Akbar, who resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs following allegations of sexual misconduct by several women, was distributed to delegates at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Varanasi, triggering a controversy with the Congress attacking the government over it.

Let Us Delink 26/11 And Pak Proposal On Kartarpur Corridor: VK Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 25, 2018

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has called for delinking the Mumbai terror attack and Pakistan's Kartarpur Corridor decision, even as he asserted that there has been no change in the government's policy that "talks and terror cannot go together".

Get Passports Under 48 Hours At All Indian Missions Now, Says VK Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 25, 2018

Indian missions across the world would soon issue passports in less than 48 hours to citizens abroad, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said in Washington.

People Making Accusations Over Rafale Deal Are Illiterate: VK Singh

India News | ANI | Thursday November 15, 2018

In a veiled attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh on Wednesday said those who are levelling accusations on the government over Rafale deal were 'illiterate'.

MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Journalist Over #MeToo In Court Today

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday October 18, 2018

MJ Akbar's defamation case against one of the xx women who have accused him of sexual harassment will be taken up by a court in Delhi today, a day after he resigned as union minister saying he would fight the allegations. Mr Akbar has sued journalist Priya Ramani, the first woman to name him in the growing #MeToo movement in India, accusing her of ...