Veteran diplomat Ranjan Mathai on Monday assumed charge as new foreign secretary succeeding Nirupama Rao and said he would try and work to restore “trust and confidence” in Indo-Pak relations.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Tuesday began delegation-level talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to firm up the agenda for the meeting between their foreign ministers the following

The government today officially announced the appointment of foreign secretary Nirupama Rao as the next ambassador to the United States, an assignment she will take up shortly.

Government today officially announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as the next Ambassador to the United States, an assignment she will take up shortly.

Rao has been appointed a

A day after New Delhi voiced its concern over cross-border terror, India and Pakistan on Friday discussed Jammu and Kashmir, an issue Islamabad stressed was a 'core' whose resolution was necessary for

India on Friday made it clear to Pakistan that resolution of the Kashmir issue cannot take place under the ‘shadow of gun’ as the two countries concluded ‘satisfactory’ talks which resulted in agreeme

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the United States, an assignment she will take up after superannuation next month-end.

Sources said Rao's appointment to su

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrived here for two-days of talks with her Pakistani counterpart.

She will hold discussions for the next two days, and return to India Saturday afternoon.

Whil

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here on Thursday she was approaching the two-days of talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir with an 'open and constructive mind'.

"I have come t

Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said here on Thursday she was approaching the two-days of talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir with an “open and constructive mind”.