Iran wanted India s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project
Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage.
Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted to involve India appropriately at a later stage, he said. The involvement of the Indian consortium is underway and we are in touch with them. The latest development is, of course, part of Iran s own efforts to develop the gas field and our consortium is in touch with Iranian authorities, he said.
India is engaged with American entities for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines from the US and their possible manufacturing in the country subsequently, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. Hit by a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, India has been focusing on ramping up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines as well their procurement from abroad. We remain engaged with US entities on the prospect of procuring vaccines from the US and also perhaps manufacturing them in India subsequently, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing. This would augment our vaccine availability. Once this is available, whether it is through procurement or subsequent manufacturing, he said.
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Minister of External Affairs Dr. S Jaishankar addresses the 26th ‘Future of Asia’ Conference, Delhi. (Representational image)
The relationship between India and China is at a crossroads and its direction depends on whether the neighbouring country adheres to various agreements on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday referring to the eastern Ladakh standoff.
Jaishankar said the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi s visit in 1988 to China 26 years after the 1962 conflict led to a consensus on having stability along the frontier which was followed by the signing of two important agreements in 1993 and 1996 on maintaining peace and tranquillity at the border.
India-China ties at crossroads: Jaishankar on ongoing Ladakh standoff
Jaishankar said the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi s visit in 1988 to China 26 years after the 1962 conflict led to a consensus on having stability along the frontier.
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NEW DELHI: The relationship between India and China is at a crossroads and its direction depends on whether the neighbouring country adheres to various agreements on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday referring to the eastern Ladakh standoff.
Jaishankar said the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi s visit in 1988 to China 26 years after the 1962 conflict led to a consensus on having stability along the frontier which was followed by the signing of two important agreements in 1993 and 1996 on maintaining peace and tranquillity at the border.