Prime Modi begins Paris visit

  PRIME MODI BEGINS PARIS VISIT

          India and France are strategic partners. In this context, the issues of civil nuclear and defence cooperation will be discussed. The issues you referred to will also be discussed. We expect movement on these issues," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin here when asked whether the two leaders will talk about Jaiitapur nuclear project and multi-billion dollar Rafale deal.

          Ahead of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, India Thursday said it expects "movement" on a proposal for setting up French nuclear reactors in Jaitapur in Maharashtra as well as Rafale fighter deal, both of which are pending for long.

Giriraj Singh's remarks to please prime Modi: Congress

 Giriraj Singh's remarks to please prime Modi: Congress

          INDIA: NEW DELHI: Rattled by the racist remarks against Sonia Gandhi, Giriraj Singh represented the nature of leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi  has rewarded with ministerial berths, underlining that the intemperate remarks emanating from BJP from time to time were aimed at flattering Modi. It also demanded that the PM should sack Singh from his ministry.

         Priyanka Vadra's husband Robert Vadra said he was "appalled" by the statement about his mother-in-law. Calling her a "woman of immense dignity. Is this the way we speak about a lady, who has undergone hardships all through her life and has lost her loved ones for the nation. Robert Vadra wrote "If the government and their ministers cannot respect her (Sonia), if they make... racist comments about her, what about all the other women in our country?"

PM Modi-Jaganmohan reddy meeting fuels speculation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-YSR Congress president Jaganmohan reddy meeting 

         After having refused an appointment barely a month-and-half ago to YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy and his MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday meet with the delegation for twenty minutes. Later, Modi and Jagan had a one-on-one that lasted for about 10 minutes.

        But sources in the YSR Congress claimed that the BJP was unhappy with the TDP and is warming up to them. In fact, on February 17, Jagan had led a team of his party MPs to Delhi to meet Modi, but the PM did not grant him an audience and the YSR Congress leader had to return after meeting Jaitley and Union home minister Rajnath Singh.

CEREMONIAL RECEPTION IN COLOMBO

       
       Bilateral relations under the regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa had a pronounced chill as both sides differed strongly on rehabilitating minority Tamils and restoring their political rights.

       One was to indicate that India will hereon take its responsibilities as a significant maritime power seriously, particularly since China is making known its ambitions plainly. Second was to repair frayed ties with Colombo and, third, to gesture to Sri Lankan Tamils that India was not about to let up on lobbying for their rights.

       India was the first port of call for Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was received at the airport in the wee hours of the morning by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during a visit marked by customary fanfare.

Mr. Narendra Modi’s visit, also to the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, arguably had three objectives.