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November 2009
- Nov 19 Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of Republic of Cape Verde to India
- Nov 16 Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India
- Nov 16 Humanitarian medical assistance to contain outbreak of influenza A (H1N1)
- Nov 13 Visit of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Ellen Tauscher
- Nov 13 Official Visit of H.E. Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki, Foreign Minister of Iran to India
- Nov 12 Visit of Prime Minister of Canada Right Hon'ble Stephen Harper
- Nov 11 Call on EAM by Party Secretary of Sichuan province in China
- Nov 11 Visit of Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
- Nov 11 Shri Achal Malhotra concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia
- Nov 09 Visit of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Sergei Sobyanin to India
- Nov 04 Visit of MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor to the Republic of Mauritius
- Nov 04 Architectural Heritage Award for Singapore India House
October 2009
- Oct 27 Shri Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty to be the next Ambassador to Thailand
- Oct 27 Shri Rajeet Mitter to be the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh
- Oct 27 Joint Communiqué of the Ninth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, Russia & China
- Oct 26 Visit of MOS(ST) to the Republic of Benin
- Oct 25 Joint Press Statement of the 4th East Asia Summit on the revival of Nalanda University
- Oct 23 Visit of External Affairs Minister to Uzbekistan
- Oct 23 9th Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of India-Russia-China, Bengaluru (October 27, 2009)
- Oct 22 Appointment of Admiral Sureesh Mehta as High Commissioner to New Zealand
- Oct 21 Protocol of the Fifteenth Session of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation
- Oct 20 Visit of Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs to the Republic of Benin (21-23 October 2009)
- Oct 20 EAM’s visit to Russia and Uzbekistan
- Oct 16 Visit of Mr. William Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, US Department of State to India
- Oct 16 Designation of sites for setting up Light Water Reactor
- Oct 12 Increase in India’s contribution to UNRWA
- Oct 12 Shri Yogendra Kumar to be the next Ambassador of India to Philippines
- Oct 12 State Visit of President of Argentina to India
- Oct 10 Visit of Foreign Secretary to Kabul following terrorist attack on Indian Embassy
- Oct 09 PM congratulates President Obama
- Oct 09 Shri Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi to be the next Ambassador to Ethiopia
- Oct 06 Visit of MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor to Bahrain
- Oct 03 Recent Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Meeting in New York
- Oct 03 Visit of Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs to Bahrain and UAE from October 4-8, 2009
- Oct 02 Incident at the premises of the Sri Lanka High Commission
- Oct 01 PM greets the people and the government of China
September 2009
- Sep 26 EAM’s meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Sep 24 Visit of the Minister of External Affairs to New York for the 64th General Assembly
- Sep 23 Visit of External Affairs Minister to New York for the 64th General Assembly
- Sep 23 Shri Ashok Kumar concurrently accredited as High Commissioner of India to Malawi
- Sep 22 Visit of the Minister of External Affairs to to New York for the 64th General Assembly
- Sep 21 Visit of the External Affairs Minister to New York to participate in the UNGA
- Sep 19 MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor visits Accra
- Sep 19 Elections in Afghanistan
- Sep 19 EAM’s visit to Turkmenistan
- Sep 17 EAM’s visit to Minsk
- Sep 16 Shri Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed High Commissioner to Malaysia
- Sep 16 Visit of Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs to Liberia and Ghana (16-21 September 2009)
- Sep 15 Visit by EAM to Belarus and Turkmenistan (16-19 September 2009)
- Sep 15 Comment by Official Spokesperson on incorrect report on firing across LAC
- Sep 11 GOI protests to Pakistan against the “Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order -2009”
- Sep 11 GOI protests to Pakistan against the construction of Bunji Hydroelectric Project in POK
- Sep 11 Shri Jyoti Swarup Pande appointed Ambassador of India to Ukraine
- Sep 10 Working Visit of Prime Minister of Denmark to India
- Sep 10 Joint Press Statement on the visit of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
- Sep 08 Shri Dinkar Khullar to be the next Ambassador to Austria
- Sep 05 Statement on attack on Indian priests at Pashupatinath Temple
- Sep 02 Shri Ashok K. Kantha to be the next High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka
- Sep 01 Shri Vishnu Namdeo Hade concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua
- Sep 01 MOS (PK) addresses Leader’s Panel at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia
- Sep 01 Visit of MOS Smt. Preneet Kaur to Slovenia
- Sep 01 EAM calls on President Lula of Brazil
- Sep 01 EAM meeting South African FM in Brasilia
August 2009
- Aug 31 EAM’s meeting with Business Community at Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Aug 31 State Visit of President of Namibia
- Aug 31 Quota allocation for PTOs for Haj 2009
- Aug 31 State Visit of President to the Russian Federation and Tajikistan
- Aug 28 Visit of EAM to Brazil
- Aug 28 State Visit of President of Namibia to India
- Aug 27 Shri T.C.A. Raghavan to be the next High Commissioner to Singapore
- Aug 27 Shri Vishnu Namdeo Hade concurrently accredited as next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Honduras
- Aug 25 Prime Minister addresses the Conference of Heads of Missions
- Aug 25 Dr. Ashok Kumar Amrohi appointed High Commissioner of India to Mozambique
- Aug 24 EAM inaugurates Indian HOMs Conference in New Delhi(Photos)
- Aug 22 Joint Press Statement on the Official Visit of the Prime Minister of Nepal
- Aug 21 Conference of India's Heads of Missions in New Delhi
- Aug 19 Interaction of first batch of awardees of Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship with Foreign Secretary (Photos)
- Aug 19 Smt. Nengcha L.M. appointed as Ambassador of India to Serbia
- Aug 18 Launch of India-Africa Connect Website by External Affairs Minister
- Aug 17 Visit of Prime Minister of Nepal to India
- Aug 13 Shri Divyabh Manchanda appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria
- Aug 12 Shri Lal Dingliana next Ambassador to Venezuela
- Aug 11 Workshop on Government of India's Pan-African E-Network Project
- Aug 07 Visit of H. E. Ms. Sujata Koirala, Foreign Minister of Nepal
- Aug 06 Shri Achal Malhotra appointed Ambassador of India to Armenia
- Aug 01 Additional Evidence handed over to Pakistan on Mumbai terror attack
July 2009
- Jul 31 Visit of EAM to Australia
- Jul 25 Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India
- Jul 24 Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration of Papua New Guinea to India
- Jul 24 Shri Nalin Surie to be the next High Commissioner to United Kingdom
- Jul 24 Dr. S. Jaishankar to be the next Ambassador to China
- Jul 23 Appointment of Shri Pratap Singh as Ambassador of India to DPR Korea
- Jul 21 Visit of EAM to Phuket (Thailand) for ASEAN, EAS and ARF Ministerial meetings
- Jul 20 Appointment of Shri Deepak Vohra as High Commissioner to New Zealand
- Jul 17 Shri Ashok Kumar to be the next High Commissioner to Cyprus
- Jul 15 Visit of US Secretary of State to India
- Jul 13 Visit of MoS Dr. Shashi Tharoor to Lisbon for attending the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies
- Jul 12 Official visit of Prime Minister to France
- Jul 11 Meeting of Charge d'affaires with Interior Advisor Rehman Malik
- Jul 07 Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies in Lisbon
- Jul 02 Joint press release on the visit of Prime Minister of Bhutan to India
- Jul 01 Shri Vinod Kumar Sachdeva to be the first Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Niger
- Jul 01 Smt Nirupama Rao to be the new Foreign Secretary
June 2009
- Jun 29 Visit of the Prime Minister of Bhutan to New Delhi
- Jun 29 Visit of EAM to Japan
- Jun 27 Visit of MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor to Yemen
- Jun 24 Shri Dinesh Kumar Jain concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Guatemala
- Jun 23 Dr Shashi Tharoor Meets With Senior Ministers of UAE in Dubai
- Jun 23 Visit of FM of Republic of Korea to India
- Jun 22 Visit of MOS Smt. Preneet Kaur to UN Conference in New York
- Jun 21 Visit of Foreign Secretary to Nepal
- Jun 19 India moves an amendment to Kyoto Protocol
- Jun 18 Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea
- Jun 18 Shri Vishnu Namedo Hade concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Republic of El Salvador
- Jun 12 Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE to India
- Jun 12 Guidelines for Indian Students wishing to Study in Australia
- Jun 11 On screening of passengers coming to India from countries affected by Influenza A H1N1
- Jun 11 Indian seafarers cleared by South Korean High Court
- Jun 09 Shri Malay Mishra concurrently accredited as next High Commissioner to Montserrat
- Jun 08 Visit of US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, William J. Burns to India
May 2009
April 2009
- Apr 29 Shri Malay Mishra concurrently accredited as next High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Dominica
- Apr 28 Appeal of Indian sailors upheld by SC of ROK
- Apr 21 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, 2009 – Computerized draw for selection of yatris
- Apr 20 Shri Om Prakash concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Estonia
- Apr 16 Shri Hardeep Singh Puri to be next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to United Nations in New York
- Apr 09 Shri Dinesh Kumar Jain concurrently accredited as next High Commissioner to Belize
- Apr 09 7th India – ASEAN and 4th East Asia Summit in Thailand
- Apr 08 MOS Anand Sharma leads Indian delegation to UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum
- Apr 02 On the visit of Vice President Mr. M. Hamid Ansari to Kuwait
- Apr 01 Text of PM’s remarks at the official dinner hosted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the occasion of the G-20 meeting
March 2009
- Mar 28 Visit of the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran
- Mar 26 Special Envoy of PM to represent India at Afghanistan conferences
- Mar 19 Third Meeting of SAARC Secretaries on Poverty Alleviation
- Mar 17 Joint Press Statement on visit of Chilean President to India
- Mar 16 Shri Sharat Sabharwal next High Commissioner to Pakistan
- Mar 13 Visit of the President Dr. Michelle Bachelet of Chile to India
- Mar 13 Response to Pakistan’s request for further details regarding Mumbai attack.
- Mar 13 Smt. Meera Shankar next Ambassador to the United States of America
- Mar 13 Shri K.J.S. Sodhi concurrently accredited as High Commissioner to Barbados
- Mar 09 Shri Sudhir Vyas to be next Ambassador to Germany
- Mar 05 Response to Question on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service
- Mar 04 Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia Mar 03 Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal elected Judge of UN Appeals Tribunal
- Mar 03 Visit of the President of the Republic of Benin H. E. Dr. Boni Yayi to India
- Mar 03 Visit of the President of the Republic of Benin H. E. Dr. Boni Yayi to India
February 2009
- Feb 27 MOU for Supply of 'DHRUV' Helicopter to Mauritius
- Feb 26 EAM inaugurates GOI's Pan-African e-Network Project
- Feb 25 First Meeting of the High Level India-Qatar Monitoring Mechanism
- Feb 24 On-site Meeting of Nalanda Mentor Group at Bodh Gaya / Nalanda
- Feb 23 EAM sends message of felicitations to Oscar winners
- Feb 20 Shri Balkrishna Shetty concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Latvia
- Feb 12 Statement on Pakistan’s response to the Indian dossier on Mumbai attack
- Feb 12 Shri Madhav Chandra next High Commissioner to Republic of Botswana
- Feb 10 Shri Pavan Kumar Varma next Ambassador to Bhutan
- Feb 10 EAM’s telephonic conversations with his Australian and Canadian counterparts
- Feb 08 Visit of EAM to Bangladesh
- Feb 08 Telephonic Conversation between EAM and Danish FM
- Feb 07 Foreign Office Consultations between India and the UK
- Feb 04 Visit of Vice President of India Hon'ble Hamid Ansari to Myanmar
- Feb 04 Shri Gauri Shankar Gupta next Ambassador to Hungary
- Feb 03 Consignment of medicines to Sri Lanka
January 2009
- Jan 29 Shri Malay Mishra next Ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago
- Jan 29 Shri Pradeep Singh next Ambassador to Croatia
- Jan 24 Agreements / MOUs signed during State Visit of President of Kazakhstan
- Jan 23 Telephonic conversation between EAM and US Secretary of State
- Jan 22 Visit of the External Affairs Minister to Afghanistan
- Jan 22 Shri D.M. Mulay next High Commissioner to Maldives
- Jan 18 Visit of Foreign Secretary to Sri Lanka
- Jan 16 Indian humanitarian assistance to civilians and IDP in Sri Lanka
- Jan 16 Shri Vishnu Namdeo Hade to be Ambassador to Panama
- Jan 15 Visit of MOS (AS) to Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast
- Jan 15 Shri Manbir Singh to be Ambassador to the Netherlands
- Jan 15 India Tanzania Joint Commission meeting
- Jan 14 Visit of President of Republic of Kazakhstan to India
- Jan 12 Shri K.J.S. Sodhi concurrently accredited to St. Lucia
- Jan 12 Visit of Secretary of State of the UK H.E. David Miliband
- Jan 12 Joint Statement on the visit of President Hamid Karzai
- Jan 10 Visit to India of H.E. President Hamid Karzai
- Jan 09 On World Hindi Day - 10th January
- Jan 09 Shri Ramesh Chander to be Ambassador to Belarus
- Jan 06 Shri K. Joseph Francis to be first Ambassador to Mali
- Jan 05 Shri George Joseph to be Ambassador to Bahrain
- Jan 05 Shri Om Prakash to be Ambassador to Finland
- Jan 05 Shri K.J.S Sodhi concurrently accredited to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Jan 05 On the handing over of evidence to Pakistan
- Jan 03 Visit of Spanish Deputy Prime Minister
- Jan 01 India and Pakistan exchange lists of Nuclear Installations