G-20 Accepts Modi’s Proposal for Covid-19 Virtual Summit
Multilateralism is poised to acquire a new currency during the coronavirus crisis. The G-20 presidency has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal for a virtual summit to discuss the coronavirus situation, hours after the Indian leader held a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman concerning the meeting. After their talks, Saudi Arabia […]
Modi to address people of India on coronavirus
Amid growing number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on March 19 (8 pm IST) to update the citizens on the ongoing efforts against coronavirus and also to urge them to adhere to the preventive measures. On March 18, he had chaired a high-level meeting to review […]
SAARC leaders back Modi’s COVID-19 proposals, Pakistan plays Kashmir politics
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations came out strongly in support of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives to combat coronavirus at a video-conference, but Pakistan typically chose to indulge in grandstanding by raking up the Kashmir issue. In a unique initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the leaders of the […]
Modi invokes SAARC solidarity, pitches for COVID-19 Emergency Fund
Rallying the South Asia region together to jointly combat the coronavirus pandemic, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed COVID-19 Emergency Fund for the eight-nation SAARC and underlined the mantra of “prepare but do not panic” to battle the deadly disease. “As we prepare to face this challenge, let me briefly share India’s experience of […]
Coronavirus push to SAARC: Thumbs-up for Modi’s pitch for Covid-19 video conference
SAARC, languishing in oblivion for years, seems to have been reignited by the coronavirus scare. All SAARC countries have accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a SAARC leaders’ meet through video conferencing to discuss the coronavirus situation in the region. Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan readily accepted the proposal and […]
COVID-19: Modi speaks to Israeli, UK PMs
With the coronavirus outbreak declared a pandemic by the WHO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held telephonic talks with his Israeli and UK counterparts and discussed enhanced global coordination to tackle the scourge that has killed over 3,000 people. During his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 11, PM Modi exchanged views on […]
India records first coronavirus death
India has recorded its first coronavirus death after a 76-year-old man passed away in Karnataka on March 13, prompting the state government to raise the alert level to a pandemic. The victim hailed from Kalaburgi in Gulbarga district and had been undergoing treatment for Covid 19.Karnataka reported several cases of coronavirus cases over the past […]
COVID-19: Indian students in Italy to return after screening
Indian students in Italy will be brought back home after screening for Covid 19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on March 12. He said that a medical team is being sent there for screening and collecting samples from the Indian nationals. “The situation in Italy is emerging as a cause […]
IAF evacuates first batch of Indian pilgrims from Iran
The first batch of 58 Indian pilgrims was brought back home from coronavirus-hit Iran on an Indian Air Force plane on March 10 after the number of infected people rose dramatically in the Islamic republic. Some 2000 Indians are reportedly stranded in the country following India’s temporary suspension of Iranian flights due to the virus […]
COVID-19 spreads across world, Italy tops virus toll
Italy closes social hubs, schools Italy has reported over 230 fatalities from the COVID 19 disease, the highest number of deaths outside China, since the coronavirus outbreak in December. Schools, museums, theatres, cinemas, nightclubs, and casinos have been closed in a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the disease. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government […]