External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday. In a social media post, he said their discussions were focused on the West Asia conflict and its impact on the international economy. Dr Jaishankar added that they both also talked about energy security concerns. The External Affairs Minister also met the envoys of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia and the U

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Bavarian Minister for European and International Affairs Mr. Eric Beisswenger in Munich, Germany. In a social media post, Ms. Sitharaman said that, in light of the German Chancellor’s recent visit to India in January this year, the two leaders discussed how the deep bilateral partnership between the two nations continues to strengthen. They also discussed the recently concluded India-EU FTA and explored avenues for climate finance

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government will move a Privilege Notice against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for making baseless statements and misleading the Lok Sabha during the Budget discussion. Talking to news persons yesterday, Mr Rijiju said Rahul Gandhi also made useless and false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Rijiju noted that on what basis Mr Gandhi made a serious allegation without giving any notice. He further