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NEW DELHI: UGC launches common faculty recruitment portal for central universities. - May 4, 2023
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LONDON: KL Rahul, Jaydev Unadkat ruled out of IPL 2023, in danger of missing WTC final for India. - May 4, 2023
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GENEVA: World should prepare for El Nino, new record temperatures: UN. - May 3, 2023
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WASHINGTON: US philanthropy platform raises over $1 million for 25 Indian NGOs with help of young Indian-Americans. - May 3, 2023
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MOSCOW: India’s Urals oil imports dip in April as China ups competition. - May 2, 2023
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CUPERTINO: Apple opens its first retail store in India. - May 2, 2023
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KHARTOUM: Operation Kaveri, India brings home 754 more citizens from Sudan. - May 1, 2023
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BAHRAIN: Visit of MOS Shri. V. Muraleedharan,to Saudi Arabia & Bahrain. - May 1, 2023
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CALIFORNIA: Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022. - April 28, 2023
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SAN JOSE: Startup with Indian roots beats Nvidia at ML Olympics. - April 26, 2023
REYKJAVIK : 3rd India-Iceland Foreign Office Consultations
REYKJAVIK : India and Iceland held their 3rd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on 06 March 2023. The Indian side was led by Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs. The Iceland side was led by H.E Mr. Martin Eyjólfsson, Permanent Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
India and Iceland completed 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2022. Both countries enjoy close and friendly relations and have regular exchanges at both political and official levels.
During the FoC, both sides comprehensively reviewed the status of relations in all fields, including political, trade and investments, India-EFTA-TEPA negotiations, fisheries, geothermal cooperation, capacity building, cultural relations and people-to-people contacts. Detailed discussions were held on the future direction of cooperation, including in the multilateral fora particulary the UN.
The FOC provided an opportunity to exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest including developments in the neighbourhoods of India and Iceland, EU, Ukraine conflict, the Arctic and gender issues.
Both sides agreed to hold the next round of Foreign Office Consultations at a mutually convenient time in Reykjavik.