Sushma Swaraj On Africans

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted in parliament that attacks on Africans near Delhi were "criminal acts" and cannot be called racial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the cases, she said, emphasizing, "Before the inquiry is completed, please don't say it is driven by racial discrimination."

In around 30 minutes of pure horror for two Nigerian brothers and their friend on an outing at the mall in Greater Noida near Delhi, a mob surrounded them, chased them, dragged them out of their hiding place and assaulted them using whatever weapons they could find.

India is committed to ensuring safety and security of all foreigners in India, the foreign ministry has said a day after a mob attack on a group of Nigerian students in Greater Noida, near Delhi. "People from Africa, including students and youth, remain our valued partners," the statement read. The Uttar Pradesh government has promised a thorough ...

In a disturbing video that has emerged after a mob attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida near Delhi, an African man is kicked, punched and beaten with dustbins by a large group at a mall.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised a "fair and impartial" investigation into a mob attack on several African students in Greater Noida, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said this morning. An African student in Greater Noida had in a tweet, pleaded with Ms Swaraj for swift action, saying that living in Noida has become "a life t...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought information from the Uttar Pradesh government over the arrest of some African students for their alleged role in the death of a class 12 student in Greater Noida, near Delhi. The incident happened when a protest march by locals over the death of the class 12 student turned violent. Several Nigerian...

The government on Thursday said the recent incidents of violence against Africans in the country were not racial in nature and that it is taking steps to ensure the safety of African students in India.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has written to seven states asking them to take quick measures on the issue of attacks on African nationals both in terms of police action and prosecution, underlining that such individual acts reflect on the nation.

Five people have been arrested for the attack on six Africans in south Delhi's Mehrauli on Thursday night. Police have said the attacks, a week after a Congolese national was beaten to death in the city, were "isolated incidents" not racist in nature. Two of those attacked have alleged they were beaten with cricket bats.

An Ola cab driver was beaten up in Delhi on Monday by a group of Africans after he refused to take on board more than four. The incident comes in the middle of growing tension over attacks on Africans, which has led to President Pranab Mukherjea asserting that the relationship with Africa "can't be jeopardised."

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought an urgent report from the Telangana government over an attack on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad, an incident that took place amid outrage by African envoys in Delhi over killing of a Congolese youth.

Ten Indian sailors have been rescued with the help of the Nigerian Navy after their ship was hijacked by pirates near Africa's Ivory Coast last Saturday, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet on Sunday.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with African foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with African leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS).

The third India-Africa Forum Summit began on Monday with a meeting among the senior officials of the host nation and 54 countries from the African continent.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted in parliament that attacks on Africans near Delhi were "criminal acts" and cannot be called racial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the cases, she said, emphasizing, "Before the inquiry is completed, please don't say it is driven by racial discrimination."

In around 30 minutes of pure horror for two Nigerian brothers and their friend on an outing at the mall in Greater Noida near Delhi, a mob surrounded them, chased them, dragged them out of their hiding place and assaulted them using whatever weapons they could find.

India is committed to ensuring safety and security of all foreigners in India, the foreign ministry has said a day after a mob attack on a group of Nigerian students in Greater Noida, near Delhi. "People from Africa, including students and youth, remain our valued partners," the statement read. The Uttar Pradesh government has promised a thorough ...

In a disturbing video that has emerged after a mob attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida near Delhi, an African man is kicked, punched and beaten with dustbins by a large group at a mall.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised a "fair and impartial" investigation into a mob attack on several African students in Greater Noida, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said this morning. An African student in Greater Noida had in a tweet, pleaded with Ms Swaraj for swift action, saying that living in Noida has become "a life t...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought information from the Uttar Pradesh government over the arrest of some African students for their alleged role in the death of a class 12 student in Greater Noida, near Delhi. The incident happened when a protest march by locals over the death of the class 12 student turned violent. Several Nigerian...

The government on Thursday said the recent incidents of violence against Africans in the country were not racial in nature and that it is taking steps to ensure the safety of African students in India.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has written to seven states asking them to take quick measures on the issue of attacks on African nationals both in terms of police action and prosecution, underlining that such individual acts reflect on the nation.

Five people have been arrested for the attack on six Africans in south Delhi's Mehrauli on Thursday night. Police have said the attacks, a week after a Congolese national was beaten to death in the city, were "isolated incidents" not racist in nature. Two of those attacked have alleged they were beaten with cricket bats.

An Ola cab driver was beaten up in Delhi on Monday by a group of Africans after he refused to take on board more than four. The incident comes in the middle of growing tension over attacks on Africans, which has led to President Pranab Mukherjea asserting that the relationship with Africa "can't be jeopardised."

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought an urgent report from the Telangana government over an attack on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad, an incident that took place amid outrage by African envoys in Delhi over killing of a Congolese youth.

Ten Indian sailors have been rescued with the help of the Nigerian Navy after their ship was hijacked by pirates near Africa's Ivory Coast last Saturday, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet on Sunday.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with African foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with African leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS).

The third India-Africa Forum Summit began on Monday with a meeting among the senior officials of the host nation and 54 countries from the African continent.