European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell extended congratulations to S Jaishankar on Monday on his second term as External Affairs Minister of India in the newly constituted cabinet of the BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India is inviting heads of state and government from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and the Seychelles to the swearing-in ceremony of the next Narendra Modi government on June 9. The focus is on the western and southern Indian Ocean (IOR), where India has been a security provider and first responder for decades. The other key overseas guests are Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, affirming long-standing ties and bolstering India s push to counterbalance Chinese influence in the immediate neighborhood.
PM Modi Oath Ceremony Live News Updates: Narendra Modi is poised to embark on his third consecutive term as Prime Minister, slated to be sworn in on Sunday. This marks a significant milestone as he matches Jawaharlal Nehru s achievement of securing victory in three successive general elections. Jayadev Galla, former TDP MP and industrialist, confirmed on Sunday that the two newly elected MPs from the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are poised to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as it prepares for its third consecutive term in power at the Centre. There are indications that other allies such as Ram Nath Thakur and Lalan Singh of the JD(U), Chirag Paswan of the LJP (R), Jitan Ram Manjhi of HAM(S), Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD are being considered as ministers. An aide of Manjhi claimed that he has been informed that he will be inducted in the government. PTI Sources have said that allies will get representation in the government in which the BJP is expect