Bilateral Talks

PM Narendra Modi assured India's full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference's President-designate Sultan Al Jaber here on July 15. Modi arrived here in the capital of the UAE following his successful two-day visit to Paris where he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for the Bastille Day parade as the Guest of Honour and signed several agreements to strengthen bilateral-ties.

India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual border-level talks, in which two sides are expected to discuss a host of issues related to cross-frontier crimes and measures to create better synergy between their security agencies. A 15-member delegation of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is expected to land in Delhi, for the four-day talks to be held between June 11 and 14 with their Indian counterparts.

External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar welcomed Pakistan counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the EAM of Pakistan in India. Notably, Zardari arrived in Goa to attend the Shanghai Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministry (CFM.) This is the first time in the past 12 years, that a minister from Pakistan visited India. However, there is no talk of bilateral talks and meetings between India and Pakistan.

Singapore's Deputy PM Lawrence Wong will visit India on a five-day tour, from September 17. The visit is to deepen the existing cooperation and identify opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration in new and emerging areas, said PMO on September 16. Notably, the visit will be Wong’s first official visit, during which he will participate in the inaugural of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) in New Delhi.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is all set to visit India, on September 5.  During the three-day India visit, Sheikh Hasina will meet top dignitaries of the Indian Government and PM Narendra Modi. The meeting will emphasise bilateral talks to strengthen the relationship between India-Bangladesh. Defence security and maritime security will be the top agendas of the visit. In addition, Rohingya refugees will also be a major discussion held.