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MoS Pabitra Margherita embarks on 3-nation tour, to lead India delegation at G20 meeting in South Africa
New Delhi, July 16: Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita will pay an official visit to Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa from July 18-25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Wednesday.
MoS Pabitra Margherita to visit three African nations, represent India at G20 DMM
New Delhi, July 16: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, is set to embark on a multi-nation official visit to the African continent from July 18 to 25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday.
'21st century is for India and ASEAN countries': MoS Margherita reiterates PM Modi's vision during Foreign Ministers' Meet
Kuala Lumpur, July 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita delivered an inspiring speech during the ASEAN-India Foreign Minister's Meeting in Malaysia, affirming the strength of ties between India and the ASEAN countries.
MoS Margherita holds talks with New Zealand FM at East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Kuala Lumpur, July 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, on Sunday met Winston Peters, Foreign Minister of New Zealand on the sidelines of the 15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia.
MoS Margherita meets US, Japan Foreign Ministers on sidelines of East Asia Summit
Kuala Lumpur, July 11: Minister of State for External Affairs, MoS Pabitra Margherita, held interactions with the top brass of the US and Japan amongst the leaders he met on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit taking place in Malaysia.
15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meet held in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, July 11: The 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) was held on Friday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, reviewing the ongoing EAS cooperation and discussing its future direction.
MoS Pabitra Margherita meets Cambodian FM on sidelines of ASEAN-India FMM
Kuala Lumpur, July 11: Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Friday met the deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting(FMM) in Malaysia, discussing wide-ranging bilateral relations, including heritage conservation and development partnership.
India, ASEAN adopt new plan of action for next five years during Foreign Ministers' Meet
Kuala Lumpur, July 10: Minister of State for External Affairs, MoS Pabitra Margherita, co-chaired the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia on Thursday. The Meeting saw the adoption of a new ASEAN-India Plan of Action for the next five years.
MoS Margherita in Cambodia visits Angkor Wat, highlights India's restoration initiatives
Phnom Penh, July 9: Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday visited Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure, situated in Cambodia and described it as a testament to shared civilisation ties between India and the Southeast Asian nation.
MoS Margherita 'impressed' by Ramayana mural in Royal Palace of Cambodia
Phnom Penh, July 8: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Tuesday visited the Royal Palace of Cambodia and saw a painting of Ramayana there.
MoS Margherita in Cambodia, hails ASI's initiative to restore Ramayan murals
Phnom Penh, July 8: Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday visited the Royal Palace of Cambodia and expressed admiration for the mural painting depicting the Ramayan, which he called a symbol of long-standing ties between India and the Southeast Asian nation.
MoS Pabitra Margherita meets Cambodian Senate chief, discusses deepening bilateral ties
Phnom Penh, July 7: Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita met Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen on Monday and exchanged views on deepening the partnership between India and Cambodia across various sectors and addressing shared concerns.
Union MoS Margherita inaugurates 73rd Edition of India International Garment Fair
New Delhi, July 1: Union Minister of State for Textiles and External Affairs Pabitra Margherita inaugurated the 73rd edition of India International Garment Fair (IIGF) on Tuesday.
MEA MoS Pabitra Margherita attends 13th Passport Seva Divas, lauds passport authorities' citizen-centric service
New Delhi, June 24: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Tuesday attended the 13th Passport Seva Divas and extended his greetings to all passport authorities in India and abroad.
290 Indians, 1 Sri Lankan evacuated from conflict-hit Iran under Operation Sindhu
New Delhi, June 23: Under Operation Sindhu, the Indian government safely evacuated another group of 290 Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan from conflict-hit Mashhad in Iran, bringing them to Delhi and taking the total number of Indians rescued so far to 2,003.
First batch of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra 2025 flagged off in Delhi
New Delhi, June 13: Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, presided over an event to flag off the first batch of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, 2025 on June 13, 2025, at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi, said a release.
MoS External Affairs Pabitra Margherita flags off first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2025
New Delhi, June 13: The first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2025 started their journey on Friday, with Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita attending a formal flag-off ceremony.
Union Minister Pabitra Margherita reviews development projects in Sikkim's Pakyong
Gangtok, May 23: Union Minister Pabitra Margherita was in Sikkim's Pakyong district on Friday on a one-day visit focused on assessing local development initiatives and interacting with grassroots stakeholders, officials said.
MoS Margherita oversees signing of MoU on Recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia with Fiji
Suva, May 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday witnessed the signing of an MoU on the Recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia.
MoS Margherita discusses bilateral ties with New Zealand Dy PM Winston Peters
New Delhi, May 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
MoS Margherita discusses bilateral ties with New Zealand President
New Delhi, May 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita called on President of New Zealand Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu and held a fruitful discussion on strengthening the bonds of friendship between India and New Zealand.
MoS Pabitra Margherita calls on Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
Labasa, May 13: Union Minister of State of External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, called on the Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, after having participated in the 146th Girmit Day celebrations in Fiji as the Guest of Honour.
MoS Margherita to visit New Zealand, Fiji from May 8-12
New Delhi, May 6: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita is set to visit New Zealand and Fiji from May 8-12.
MoS Margherita discusses strengthening trade, semiconductor collaboration with Malaysian Minister
Kuala Lumpur, April 20: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Sunday met Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry YB Liew Chin Tong and discussed ways to strengthen trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the two nations.
Malaysia: MoS Pabitra Margherita inaugurates India Pavilion at MATTA Fair 2025
Kuala Lumpur, April 19: The India Pavilion at MATTA Fair 2025, held at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia's largest travel and tourism exhibition, was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita and Dato Seri Sanusi Bin Md Noor, Chief Minister of Kedah Darul Aman in the presence of High Commissioner of India to Malaysia, BN Reddy and Managing Director of Assam Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ATDC), Padmapani Bora, along with other dignitaries and travel trade representatives, as per an official statement.
MoS Margherita interacts with Indian diaspora in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, April 19: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Saturday held talks with the Indian community in Malaysia and appreciated their contributions in strengthening India-Malaysia relations.
MoS Margherita holds talks with Dy Minister in Malaysia PM's Dept of law
Kuala Lumpur, April 19: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita held talks with YB Kulasegaran Murugeson, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
MoS Margherita interacts with leading business community in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, April 19: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita interacted with the leading business community in Malaysia, led by a Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia (CIIM) and Malaysia-India Business Council (MIBC).
MoS Margherita says Batik a potential for India-Malaysia collaboration
Kuala Lumpur, April 18: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita on Friday visited JadiBatek, one of the largest batik handicraft center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
MoS Margherita holds talks with Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister
Kuala Lumpur, April 18: Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Friday held talks with Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad bin Alamin.
MoS Margherita to participate in MATTA Fair in Malaysia
New Delhi, April 17: Pabitra Margherita, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Union Minister of State for Textiles [MoS (PM)] will lead a delegation to participate in the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair on April 18-19 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as part of the ASEAN-India Tourism Professionals Exchange Programme 2025, a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs stated.
Third ASEAN-India Artists' Camp organised under the theme Echoes of Ramayana
New Delhi, April 8: The third edition of the ASEAN-India Artists Camp was organized in Shillong by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with Seher under the theme "Echoes of Ramayana: Artistic Journeys Across ASEAN and India." The Camp was launched on March 29 in New Delhi and held in Shillong from April 1 to 7, as noted by the MEA in a statement.
Government targets high-tech, high-growth products to achieve textile 2030 vision: Textile MoS
New Delhi, April 2: The government is focusing on high tech and high growth product segment to achieve Textile 2030 vision, Pabitra Margherita the Minister of State (MoS) for Textile said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Raw silk production reaches 34,042 MT till January 2025, showing positive growth
New Delhi, April 1: The raw silk production in the country stayed at 34,042 metric tonnes (MT) till January 2025, registering an uptick, Pabitra Margherita the Minister of State (MoS) for Textile said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Centre has started implementing PLI scheme for textiles on pan India basis: MoS
New Delhi, April 1: The government has started implementing Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles on Pan India basis, Pabitra Margherita the Minister of State (MoS) for Textile said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
India's raw silk production increases to 34,042 metric tonnes in April-January
New Delhi, April 1: India's raw silk production is estimated at 34,042 metric tonnes in the April-January period of 2024-25, which is a close to 10,000 tonnes increase over the corresponding figure of 24,299 metric tonnes in the same period of 2014-15, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Centre's purchase of cotton from farmers at MSP crosses 99.4 lakh bales in current season
New Delhi, April 1: The Centre has procured 99.41 lakh bales of cotton directly from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP), as on March 25 this year, out of the total arrival of 260.11 lakh bales in the market, the Parliament was told on Tuesday.
No IAF or chartered aircraft used for Indian immigrants' repatriation since 2020: Centre tells Parliament
New Delhi, March 27: The Centre on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of External Affairs has not hired any Indian Air Force (IAF), chartered or commercial civilian aircraft for Indian immigrants' repatriation from any country since 2020.
Centre disburses Rs 364 crore for handloom workers' schemes in 2024-25: Minister
New Delhi, March 24: The Centre has released over Rs 364 crore during the current financial year (FY25) for schemes to benefit handloom workers in the country, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
Jaishankar concludes 2025 Consultative Committee meet on India's ties with neighbours
New Delhi, March 22: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday concluded the first Consultative Committee Meeting of 2025 for External Affairs, focusing on India's relationships with its neighbouring countries--Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.