LONDON: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met British home secretary Priti Patel in London on Tuesday to sign a new Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which he said would strengthen the living bridge between the two countries. According to the senior Indian Cabinet minister, the agreement will facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows between India and the UK. It is one of the outcomes related to a virtual summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for Tuesday. A fruitful meeting this morning with home secretary Priti Patel. Signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement that would facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows,” Jaishankar tweeted alongside images of his meeting with the British-Indian Cabinet minister.
Bihar is the latest Indian state to enter lockdown
From CNN s Swati Gupta in New Delhi
The eastern Indian state of Bihar is entering a state-wide lockdown until May 15.
Bihar s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the plans on Tuesday in a Twitter post, saying: After discussion with associate ministers and officials yesterday, it was decided to implement the lockdown in Bihar uniil May 15, 2021. Based on detailed guidelines and other activities, today, the crisis management group has been instructed to take action.
Kumar did not indicate when the lockdown would officially go into effect.
Bihar is the latest Indian state to enforce a lockdown as the country attempts to quell the country s deadly Covid-19 surge.
Gibraltar eyes UK travel green list after six weeks without new resident cases 4th May 2021
Gibraltar has recorded nearly six weeks without any new cases of Covid-19 among residents, as expectation grows that the Rock’s tourism sector will spring back to life this summer after a difficult year.
According to the Gibraltar Government’s data, the last positive resident case of the virus was detected on March 23. By April 8, that person had recovered and there were no active resident cases on the Rock.
That has remained the case since then, although some cases were detected after that date in seafarers on board vessels in the Bay of Gibraltar.
G7 foreign ministers meet to discuss Covid, China, Russia
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04/05/2021 - 16:13 Britain s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are both pushing a firm line on the need for a more unified G7 approach Ben STANSALL POOL/AFP Text by: Jan van der Made with RFI 4 min In preparation for the G7 heads of state meeting in June, the UK this week hosts a gathering of foreign ministers from the seven most industrialised nations. Their counterparts from Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa are also attending. Advertising Read more
The ministers will discuss crises and major issues in the area of international politics , according to a statement from the French Foreign Ministry. A special session will be devoted to the Indo-Pacific region.