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UK PM Boris Johnson accepts India s invitation to attend Republic Day celebration in Jan
Britainâs Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at Indiaâs annual Republic Day Parade in January 2021, the United Kingdom has confirmed. Visiting UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed that PM Johnson has accepted Indiaâs invite to be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade next month, during talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.
 According to reports, The invite was extended during the telephonic conversation that took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Johnson on November 27. During the same call, the UK PM had invited PM Modi to attend the G-7 Summit in Britain next year.
Updated Dec 15, 2020 | 15:12 IST
The two leaders will hold talks to strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors like trade, defence, education and health, the Ministry of External Affairs said. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab meets EAM S Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who arrived in India on Monday on a four-day visit, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and held delegation-level talks on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors like trade, defence, education and health.
Jaishankar said that he discussed a wide range of issues with his UK counterpart, including defence and security, climate change and health during the meeting.
The Foreign Secretary was received by Joint Secretary (Europe West) Sandeep Chakravorty.
New Delhi:
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is on a four-day visit to India, arrived in New Delhi on Monday to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest. UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab arrives for his official visit to India. India-UK partnership is poised for greater synergy in a post-COVID, post-Brexit context, Anurag Srivastava said tweeted.
The Foreign Secretary was received by Joint Secretary (Europe West) Sandeep Chakravorty.
UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab arrives for his official visit to India.
UK and US impose sanctions on 31 human rights violators, targeting Liberia and six other countries UK and US impose sanctions on 31 human rights violators, targeting Liberia and six other countries
Marking International Human Rights Day, the US and UK announced a new round of sanctions targeting 31 human rights violators from across the globe.
This is the third announcement of sanctions under the UK’s sanctions regime and includes travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators from Russia, Venezuela, Gambia, and Pakistan. The US sanctions targeted officials from China, El Salvador, Haiti, Liberia, Jamaica, Kyrgyz Republic, and Russia.
Included in the sanctions were former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, and Ahmad Anwar Khan, the former Senior Superintendent of Police in Malir District, a district in southern Pakistan. This was due to “historic human rights violations including extrajudicial killings of protestors and minority groups”.
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