External Affairs Ministry

In Brussels, Rahul Gandhi met with EU Parliamentarians Alviina Alametsa and Pierre Larrouturou, among others. Congress shared images from the meetings where Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda were seen with MEPs.

“No other G-20 presidency has tried to get together developing countries who are not on the table and say-please come, sit with us, tell us what are your concerns. And we will distil those concerns and place them before the G-20. That is a unique exercise,” the EAM said.

Shortly after the murder of Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022, Sachin Thapan reportedly fled to Dubai on a fake passport. He is also wanted by Dubai law enforcement for extortion-related charges.

Moreover, during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Indore, President Droupadi Murmu conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards to the recipients.

V Muraleedharan said, "If left unaddressed, terrorism may seriously jeopardize peace prospects in several parts of Africa, which is already ravaged by armed conflicts."

The Pakistani government has received a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US State Department for the first time since 2018 in the amount of USD 450 million to maintain the F-16 aircraft and its individual parts.

The MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We have made it pretty clear that the tweets and comments don't reflect the views of the government."

The existing rules say that all Members of Parliament are required to get prior political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs before travelling abroad.

"Its not called Arrogance. It is called Confidence and defending National Interest,” S Jaishankar tweeted responding to Rahul Gandhi's comments

In his book 'The India Way' Dr Jaishankar explains why, for India to understand its strategies and choices, and for the world to understand India, it is necessary to study the Mahabharata, 'the greatest story ever told'.