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Israeli FM meets PM Modi, discusses strengthening of strategic relations

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New Delhi: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the strengthening of strategic relations between India and Israel.
With PM Modi, the Israeli Foreign Minister discussed expanding the Abraham Accords and also promoting a free trade agreement.
Following his meeting with the PM, Cohen tweeted. “India is a world power, the fifth largest economy and the most populous country in the world. I spoke with PM Modi about strengthening the strategic relations between the countries, expanding the Abraham Accords, and promoting a free trade agreement that will boost Israel’s economy.”

His tweet added, “I thanked him for his warm attitude towards the State of Israel and the Jewish community in India, and we agreed to continue to strengthen the excellent ties between Israel and India.”
הודיתי לו על היחס החם שלו למדינת ישראל ולקהילה היהודית בהודו, וסיכמנו להמשיך ולחזק את הקשרים המצוינים בין ישראל להודו.
— אלי כהן | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) May 9, 2023
Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen is on a three-day visit to India, however, he had to cut short his visit due to the security situation in Israel following Operation Shield and Arrow.
Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has decided to cut short his India visit due to a security update amid action by the Israel Army against members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.
Cohen, who arrived in India on Tuesday on a three-day official visit, will now return to Israel after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I landed a short time ago in New Delhi, the capital of India, and immediately upon landing I received a security update. In light of the events in Israel, I decided to cut short the diplomatic visit to India and return to Israel after my meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will take place today,” the Israeli Foreign Minister said in a tweet on Tuesday.

נחתתי לפני זמן קצר בניו דלהי בירת הודו, ומיד עם נחיתתי קיבלתי עדכון ביטחוני.
לאור האירועים בארץ, החלטתי לקצר את הביקור המדיני בהודו ולחזור לישראל לאחר פגישתי עם ראש ממשלת הודו נרנדרה מודי שתתקיים היום.
— אלי כהן | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) May 9, 2023
Three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement were killed by the Israeli army in an early Tuesday morning bombing in which explosions ripped through Gaza under ‘Operation Shield and Arrow’, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli army began hitting targets in the Strip just after 2 am in what appeared to be a coordinated surprise attack on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement’s senior leaders.
Prior to the operation, Israeli residents of areas within 40 kilometres (25 miles) of Gaza were instructed to enter or stay near bomb shelters amid fears of retaliatory attacks, as raids continued to thunder across the Strip.
During his day-long visit, Cohen also met his Indian Counterpart S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
A warm welcome to FM @elicoh1 of Israel on his first official visit to India.
Looking forward to the visit further strengthening the multifaceted 🇮🇳-🇮🇱 partnership. pic.twitter.com/3P3VwQEM1h
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) May 9, 2023
In India, Cohen also led an economic delegation consisting of 36 Israeli businesspersons mainly from the fields of water management and agriculture.
He also tweeted, “Strengthening the economic ties with one of the biggest powers in the world For my visit to India, I arrived at the head of an economic delegation of dozens of businessmen and company representatives. The trade potential between Israel and India is enormous, and today we have taken significant steps that will expand cooperation on the way to a free trade agreement, and contribute to the economies of both countries.”
מחזקים את הקשרים הכלכליים עם אחת המעצמות הגדולות בעולם🇮🇱🇮🇳
לביקורי בהודו הגעתי בראשות משלחת כלכלית של עשרות אנשי עסקים ונציגי חברות. פוטנציאל הסחר בין ישראל להודו הוא עצום, והיום עשינו צעדים משמעותיים שירחיבו את שיתופי הפעולה בדרך להסכם סחר חופשי, ויתרמו לכלכלות של שתי המדינות. pic.twitter.com/CHP1JlImkL
— אלי כהן | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) May 9, 2023
Both countries noted the progress in I2U2 and held wide-ranging discussions on cooperation in security, economy, technology, innovation, connectivity and health.
Foreign Minister Cohen also opened the CII India-Israel Business Forum. Three MoUs were signed during the event, marking a new era of cooperation and partnership between the business communities of both nations.
During the visit, there was a signing of the framework of the agreement between Israel and India on the facilitation of the temporary employment of Indian workers in specific labour market sectors (caregivers and construction workers) in the State of Israel.
Both countries also signed a letter of intent to establish two Centers of Water Technology in India.
A project called World on Wheels (WoW Bus) was launched by the Embassy of Israel in India in the presence of Foreign Minister Cohen. The aim of this initiative is to facilitate digital literacy, personality development, and entrepreneurship training in rural parts of India. This is one of the many projects undertaken by the embassy with local partners in India in the field of education.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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May 10, 2023
EAM Jaishankar discusses Sudan situation with UN chief Guterres

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United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed the worsening situation in Sudan with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and said the focus is really on how to get the diplomatic processes to yield the desired result of a workable, on-the-ground observed ceasefire.
Jaishankar met Guterres and also discussed a range of issues, including India’s presidency of the G20 and the Ukraine conflict.
Jaishankar said the focus is really on how to get the diplomatic processes to yield the desired result of a workable, on-the-ground observed ceasefire.

He is headed on a nine-day trip to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic beginning on Friday, his first visit as the external affairs minister to these Latin American countries and the Caribbean.
Before his travel to Latin America, he arrived in New York and met the UN chief at the UN headquarters here on Thursday afternoon.
Noting that he had a “very good meeting” with Guterres, Jaishankar said once the fighting in Sudan started out, “I felt that it was very important” that he met the UN Secretary-General Guterres.
“Most of our meeting was on the Sudan situation. We also of course discussed the G20 and we also spend some time on the Ukraine conflict. But essentially it was about the Sudan” situation, he said.
Jaishankar said that in Sudan, the UN is at “the heart of the efforts” to establish a ceasefire.

“And that is really key because at the moment, unless there is a ceasefire and unless there are corridors, it is not safe for people to really come out,” he said.
“The UN is doing its bit talking to everybody. We of course have obviously very strong interest in the matter because so many Indians are there,” Jaishankar added.
Around 300 people, including an Indian, have been killed, and more than 3,000 injured in clashes in Sudan, according to the World Health Organisation. The violence between forces from Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on Saturday.
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April 21, 2023
Sitharaman meets IMF’s Gita Gopinath, discusses downside risks to economy

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New Delhi: Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath in Washington D.C., during which she noted the monetary body’s concerns on key downside risks to the economy including financial sector stress, inflation and geo-political fragmentation as well as faltering growth in China.
The meeting took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings.
According to the Finance Ministry, Sitharaman congratulated Gopinath for accelerating India’s work on the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable along with the World Bank and reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to foster efforts to address growing debt vulnerabilities.

Sitharaman also acknowledged IMF’s support to India’s G20 Presidency in the form of inputs towards developing evidence-based policy guidance.
Meanwhile, the top IMF official congratulated the Union Minister on the “fruitful discussions that translated the February consensus on the need for a globally coordinated policy response on crypto assets into an agreed set of guiding principles and an action plan on crypto assets”, said the Ministry.
Taking to Twitter following the meeting, Gopinath said: “Had a very good discussion with Finance Minister Sitharaman at the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, to discuss the progress being made under India’s G20 Presidency on debt issues and crypto related challenges.”
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April 12, 2023
UNICEF representative meets UP CM, discusses status of various programmes in state

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Lucknow: UNICEF India representative Cynthia McCaffrey on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed the status of the ongoing health, education and nutrition programmes being run in collaboration with the UN agency.
McCaffrey, who met Adityanath at his residence, said that UNICEF-India was taking forward many programmes in the field of social health, education, women and child nutrition in Uttar Pradesh with the support of the state government.
UNICEF is also supporting the local administration in aspirational districts, she said, adding the UN agency was ready to provide technical and academic support to the state government for new programmes in the future.

Appreciating the state’s efforts in social health, McCaffrey said there has been a significant decline in the maternal, infant and neonatal mortality rates in the state in the last six years.
Availability of health services increased even in remote villages due to planned efforts while awareness programs are yielding good results, the UNICEF India representative said, adding that this success of Uttar Pradesh is inspiring.
McCaffrey said that Chief Minister Adityanath has adopted a wonderful strategy for the eradication of Japanese Encephalitis.
The state government has succeeded in preventing the disease in 38 districts. This is a great achievement, she said.
Referring to the Covid management in different countries, McCaffrey said the way the Uttar Pradesh administration dealt with the high population density and various social challenges is highly commendable.

Uttar Pradesh has presented the best model of Covid management, she said.
She also praised the efforts being made under the leadership of CM Adityanath in the direction of women’s safety, respect and self-reliance.
While congratulating the UNICEF representative on her arrival in the state, Adityanath praised the cooperation being received from the UN agency in the field of public health, including dealing with encephalitis, water-borne diseases, Covid management and proposed to cooperate even further with the organisation on such programmes.
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April 12, 2023
Sitharaman meets US Commerce Secy; discusses bilateral coop to boost trade, investment

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to discuss India’s G20 priorities and bilateral cooperation to further boost investment and trade.
In a tweet, the Finance Ministry said Sitharaman and Raimondo also appreciated the substantial and multi-faceted India-US relations which are centred on strong economic and financial engagements.
Raimondo is here for the India-US Commercial Dialogue and India-US CEO Forum meet on March 10 to discuss cooperation in various sectors that could unlock new trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.
The two leaders also discussed India’s G20 priorities and other issues of mutual interest.
“During their deliberations, FM Smt. @nsitharaman and Secretary Ms. @SecRaimondo also exchanged views on enhancing #bilateral cooperation to further boost #investment and #trade in mutually agreed areas,” the ministry tweeted.
In a separate tweet, the ministry said Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach too called on Sitharaman on Thursday.
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March 9, 2023
Amit Shah discusses Tripura tribal areas’ issues with Tipra Motha chief

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Agartala: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held discussions with Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda, over various issues faced by the indigenous people of Tripura, a senior leader of the saffron party said.
Debbarma, in a Facebook post, said the Union Home Minister has started the process for a “constitutional solution” for the indigenous people of Tripura and an interlocutor for the process would be appointed within a specific time frame.
BJP’s Northeast coordinator Sambit Patra said Shah gave a patient hearing to the issues explained by Debbarma and requested Chief Minister Manik Saha, who was also present in the meeting, to hold talks with ruling ally IPFT, along with Tipra Motha and social organisations, to find amicable solutions to the problems.
To a question, Patra, however, clarified that no discussions were held on political alliance or allocation of cabinet berths to Tipra Motha and the discussion was limited to “tribal welfare”.
“We hope to find a solution to the problems of the indigenous people through a series of meetings,” he said.
Tipra Motha, floated by Debbarma, bagged 13 of the 42 seats it contested in the recent elections to the 60-member assembly, emerging as the second-largest party in the House.
In a Facebook post, Debbarma said, “I thank the Home Minister for understanding the genuine problems of the sons of the soil. We successfully got our Bru people rehabilitated in our state after 23 years by signing the Bru accord and today we have started a huge dialogue to ensure that our survival and existence are protected. Issues such as alliance and cabinet were never discussed, only the interest of our ‘dopha’ (society) was discussed.”
Debbarma, a descendant of the former ruling family of Tripura, had long been seeking a “constitutional solution” to demands by his party for a separate state of Tiprasa.

While the BJP has made it clear that it is unwilling to concede a division of the tiny northeastern state, its leadership has spoken of a willingness to give more legislative, financial and executive powers to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), that runs affairs in areas dominated by tribal communities. The Tipra Motha administers the council.
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March 8, 2023
American diplomat discusses India-US connections at Andhra University

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Amaravati: Political-Economic Chief of the US Consulate General Hyderabad, Sean Ruthe visited Andhra University on Monday to lead a discussion on US-India tech collaboration.
The discussion explored how both countries can work together through the recently established initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET).
Speaking at the event Ruthe said, “Few global issues are as critical as emerging technology and few relationships are as important as the US-India Strategic Partnership. So it’s natural that our two countries would team up to harness the potential of new and emerging technologies to bolster peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.”
He said US president Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in May 2022.
The initiative will elevate and expand the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic institutions said the US diplomat.
“In January, the National Security Advisors of the United States and India met in Washington, DC to discuss opportunities for greater cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, co-development and coproduction, and ways to deepen connectivity across U.S. and Indian innovation ecosystems,” he said.
Monday’s discussion took place at the American Corner in Visakhapatnam. Hosted by Andhra University, the American Corner provides a space where Americans and Indians in Visakhapatnam can gather to discuss important political, economic, cultural, educational, and social trends in the United States and how those developments are shaping the U.S.-India partnership.

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March 6, 2023
J&K NHM meets MoH&FW team; discusses 2023-24 Plan

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Healthcare proposals worth Rs 8481.73 lakh expects approval soon
New Delhi, March 4 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission team today called on Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) and held detailed deliberation regarding healthcare projects during review of Mid Year Key Deliverables under National Health Mission at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
The team led by Mission Director, NHM, J&K, Ayushi Sudan, discussed with the officers of MoH&FW the future plans of augmenting healthcare scenario in the Union Territory for Financial Year 2023-24 under NHM.
Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NHM, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Roli Singh, Joint Secretaries, Director NHM, MoHFW, Additional and Deputy Commissioners of various programmes from Union Ministry of Health attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Ayushi Sudan informed that various proposals to the tune of Rs 8481. 73 lakh have been submitted to MoH&FW, GoI, for approval for J&K. These proposed projects included establishment of State Health System Resource Centre in the UT that shall be responsible for providing technical assistance to Health and Medical Education Department including National Health Mission, setting up of 10 Dialysis Units under Pradhan Mantri Dialysis Programme at Sub District Hospitals in J&K, establishment of District Early Intervention Centers at Kulgam, Doda and Handwara besides strengthening of various Health Interventions under Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), Maternal, Child Health and Adolescent Health, Disease Control Programmes. She added that formal approval of these proposals is expected shortly.
During the meeting, the NHM team also reviewed progress on key deliverables for 2022-23 in detail.
The team from MoH&FW, GoI, appreciated efforts of UT administration towards achieving various goals especially related to establishment of AB- HWCs, maternal and child healthcare. (GNS)

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March 4, 2023
Zelensky discusses defence aid with Dutch PM

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Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed defense aid for Kyiv and new sanctions on Russia.
At the talks, Zelensky thanked the Netherlands for the decision to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine and the participation in the “tank coalition”, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the presidential press service.
The Netherlands together with Germany and Denmark are preparing to hand over about 100 Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Zelensky said.
This year, the Netherlands allocated 2.5 billion euros (about $2.67 billion) for helping Ukraine in the military, financial, humanitarian, and legal spheres, he added.
Zelensky has called for imposing new sanctions on Moscow over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including restrictive measures against the nuclear sphere, the missile industry, the IT sector, and all industries and enterprises that contribute to the implementation of the Russian missile program or the production of drones.
For his part, Rutte said that his country stands ready not only to supply tanks and air defense systems to Ukraine, but also to provide training and exercises for the Ukrainian military.
Rutte also announced that the International Center for the Investigation of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine will be established in the Netherlands to collect evidence of crimes.
Rutte arrived in Kiev earlier in the day for his second visit since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict nearly one year ago.

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February 18, 2023
ER top brass discusses implementation of Rs 349 crore makeover of Bandel railway station

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Kolkata: The Eastern Railway top brass, headed by its general manager Arun Arora, discussed on Tuesday the speedy implementation of a Rs 349 crore makeover of the busy Bandel station, which serves as one of the important connectors for Howrah and Sealdah terminals, an official said.
A new station building with a replica of the old Jubilee Bridge, which served to connect Bandel with Naihati on either banks of River Hooghly from 1885 to 2016, will come up apart from providing several modern user-friendly facilities.
A presentation by a Delhi-based architect on the redevelopment of Bandel station was made on Tuesday to the top ER officials led by its general manager and discussions were held on providing world-class amenities there, the ER official said.
Bandel is one of the busiest junction stations of ER and serves as a connecting link between Howrah and Sealdah terminals facilitating movement of numerous long distance and local passenger trains.
Kids’ play zone, pharmacy, food plaza, multi-layer parking and wifi connectivity will be among amenities provided at the station, he said.
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February 14, 2023