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Jaishankar raises delay in visas with Western countries

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 12 December 2022, 1:00 PM 117

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has admitted that there is a delay in the issuing of foreign visas and said that at the ministerial level he had raised the matter with the Western countries including the US, UK, and Germany, Mint reports. While addressing the Agenda Aaj Tak 2022, Jaishankar said, “It is absolutely true […]Continue Reading

Jaishankar raises visa backlog issue with Australia

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 13 October 2022, 1:00 PM 387

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has informed that the Australian authorities had assured him of the redressal of the visa backlog issue, especially of Indian students, by the year’s end. The visa backlog issue is a prime concern of students who are trying to return to educational institutions in the country following the COVID pandemic. […]Continue Reading

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489 Lok Sabha constituencies offer passport services: Jaishankar

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 25 June 2021, 11:00 AM 1326

India has established a passport issuance centre in 489 Lok Sabha constituencies, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Thursday, adding that the government hopes to establish similar centres in the remaining 54 constituencies the strengthen the outreach of passport services, reports Elizabeth Roche for Mint. Speaking on the occasion of Passport Seva Divas, Continue Reading