New Envoy To Italy

Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry.

Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from India in protest over a new delay in the legal proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen.

Italy's special envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that his country would "forcefully oppose" any move by Indian authorities to press charges against the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under an anti-terror law that carries the death penalty or to postpone a court decision.

Italy will do everything to bring back by Christmas two of its marines, who have been in India for over one-and-a-half years to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen, the country's special envoy in the case has said.

The Supreme Court lifted on Tuesday a three-week order banning Italy's ambassador from leaving the country after Italy sent two marines back to India to face trial over the deaths of two Indian fishermen.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday defended Italy's envoy to India, prevented from leaving the country due to a row over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder in New Delhi.

Italy has sent a note to New Delhi challenging the Supreme Court order against its envoy. The note says that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations guarantees that diplomats cannot be arrested or detained.

The Supreme Court today ruled that its ban on Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini leaving India will continue at least till April 2 when it next hears the case of Rome's refusal to send back two marines to face trial for shooting a pair of fishermen.

Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, has said he won't leave the country unless he is asked by a competent authority to do so. "I will not leave this country till a competent authority makes me a persona non grata," new agency Press Trust of India quoted Mr Mancini as saying.

The Prime Minister has said in Parliament that the government is ready to discuss in any forum, Italy's refusal to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year. An aggressive BJP has said it wants an explanation and has accused the government of colluding with Italy to script the marines' escape. The government ...

The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian ambassador in New Delhi over the refusal of his country to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, Daniele Mancini, had given a commitment to the Supreme Court in February that the two men would ...

The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian envoy over the two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, who has been summoned by the government for explanation over a note saying the two marines will not come back to India, will be told that the marines ...

Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry.

Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from India in protest over a new delay in the legal proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen.

Italy's special envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that his country would "forcefully oppose" any move by Indian authorities to press charges against the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under an anti-terror law that carries the death penalty or to postpone a court decision.

Italy will do everything to bring back by Christmas two of its marines, who have been in India for over one-and-a-half years to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen, the country's special envoy in the case has said.

The Supreme Court lifted on Tuesday a three-week order banning Italy's ambassador from leaving the country after Italy sent two marines back to India to face trial over the deaths of two Indian fishermen.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday defended Italy's envoy to India, prevented from leaving the country due to a row over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder in New Delhi.

Italy has sent a note to New Delhi challenging the Supreme Court order against its envoy. The note says that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations guarantees that diplomats cannot be arrested or detained.

The Supreme Court today ruled that its ban on Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini leaving India will continue at least till April 2 when it next hears the case of Rome's refusal to send back two marines to face trial for shooting a pair of fishermen.

Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, has said he won't leave the country unless he is asked by a competent authority to do so. "I will not leave this country till a competent authority makes me a persona non grata," new agency Press Trust of India quoted Mr Mancini as saying.

The Prime Minister has said in Parliament that the government is ready to discuss in any forum, Italy's refusal to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year. An aggressive BJP has said it wants an explanation and has accused the government of colluding with Italy to script the marines' escape. The government ...

The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian ambassador in New Delhi over the refusal of his country to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, Daniele Mancini, had given a commitment to the Supreme Court in February that the two men would ...

The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian envoy over the two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, who has been summoned by the government for explanation over a note saying the two marines will not come back to India, will be told that the marines ...