Harsh Shringla News

This was the first visit by any senior Biden admin official to India after PM Modi's recent visit to the US. Sherman called the partnership between US and India "indispensable". China also came up during talks between US Deputy Secretary of state Sherman and FS Shringla.

Harsh Shringla informed that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised the issue strongly with the new UK foreign secretary. 

India's foreign secretary Harsh Shringla on Monday called on Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint. May this year had seen a full-blown crisis between the two sides that lasted for 11 days.

India and Japan share close relations and had elevated ties to Special Strategic and Global Partnership. India, US, Australia, Japan have a Quad grouping that had the first heads of government level meeting earlier this year virtually. India, Japan, along with Australia are working on Supply Chain Resilience.

India is set to assume UNSC presidency in August Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla will visit New York

FM Harsh Shringla highlighted use of cyberspace by terrorists He was speaking at the United Nations Security Council debate He also highlighted initiatives like Aadhar and UPI by India

Harsh Shringla on June 28 delivered an address at the UNSC Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict. The Foreign Secretary expressed worry over children being recruited by terror groups. Shringla said there is a need for a more coordinated approach in implementing the child protection and counter-terrorism agendas.

Shringla said, "India welcomes the evolution and rise of Africa as a key factor in the contemporary world." He added, "We are committed to supporting African countries in this endeavour, as per African priorities and without conditionalities."

Sources said that Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla informed US, Russia, France, Japan envoys of the details of the preliminary investigations which showed how four JeM terrorists had planned to do a major terror attack. The terrorists were neutralized at a toll plaza on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Nagrota area of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir last week. Pakistan's involvement in the incident has emerged, especially in the supply of phones, the list of items, and ammunition indicating origins from across the line of control.

PM Narendra Modi and US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with each other with the focus being on Indo-Pacific, COVID-19 pandemic, climate change among other things. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla spoke days after the two leaders had a conversation.

India's Foreign Secretary has extended New Delhi's support for the country's "democratic journey". India has also signed a number of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on infrastructure projects.

India will soon organize a tour of the head of diplomatic missions to its vaccine and diagnostic facilities in Pune. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said, "We are on track on the development and trial of vaccines."