Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit could improve India-Israel ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit India between 14-19 January, 2018. The visit is a reciprocating gesture from Israel to the first Prime Minister-level visit from India undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2017.
US ambassador to India suggests posting of liaison officers at each others’ combatant commands at some point of time.
Signaling what could raise strategic ties between United States and India to a significant new level, US ambassador Kenneth Juster Thursday proposed “reciprocal military liaison officers at each other’s combatant commands” at “some point” in defence relations between the two countries.
ISRO mulls launching 65 satellites for a slew of uses
ISRO’s workhorse, the PSLV is all set to ferry 31 satellites on Jan 12 and ISRO has a target of 65 satellites for a longer term for the PSLV.
Rocket expert K. Sivan new Space Secretary
Dr. Sivan will take over from A.S.Kiran Kumar as the ninth head of the country’s Space establishment. Mr. Kiran Kumar ends his term on January 14.
India, Maldives set to reboot bilateral ties
In a sign of possible thaw in India-Maldives ties, Maldivian Foreign Minister will arrive in India to meet the PM and Indian External Affairs Minister.
India, U.K. to ink illegal migrants pact.
India will sign a pact with the U.K. for return of illegal migrants within a month of them being detected by British authorities.
No change in H-1B rules: US
The US has clarified that it has no plans to discontinue the extension of H-1B visas beyond six years, when beneficiaries apply for permanent residency-green card. An announcement earlier about such regulatory changes created shockwaves among the NRI community in the US, especially those beneficiaries who were awaiting their green cards.
Signing of bilateral annual Haj 2018 agreement between India and Saudi Arabia
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that Saudi Arabia has given the green signal for India’s decision to revive the option of sending Haj pilgrims through sea route also and officials from both the countries will discuss on all the necessary formalities and technicalities so that Haj pilgrimage through sea route can be started in the coming years.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and ‘Transport for London’
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and ‘Transport for London’, a statutory body established under the Greater London Authority Act, 1999 (UK) to improve Public Transport in India.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belgium on cooperation in the field of ICT&E
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Belgium on Cooperation in the field of Information Communication Technology and Electronics (ICT&E).