(a) the details of countries visited by the Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister during the last four months as also the visits of foreign dignitaries to India during that period;
(b) the details of Memorandum of Understandings, bilateral agreements entered into with each of these countries; and
(c) the prospects to strengthen bilateral relations between India and each of these countries?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[SHRI V MURALEEDHARAN]
(a) & (b) Information is placed at Annexure I & II.
(c) High level visits are an important means by which nations serve their national interests and implement their foreign policy objectives. Visits by dignitaries enable enhanced understanding of India’s perspectives on regional and global issues among foreign partners at the highest level. These visits and the understandings/agreements reached therein enable India to strengthen relations with partner countries across a wide range of sectors including trade & investment, technology and defence collaboration. Such outcomes also contribute to India’s national development agenda to promote economic growth and well being of our people. At the multilateral level, India is increasingly contributing to shaping the global agenda on an array of cross-cutting issues such as climate change, trans-national crime & terrorism, cyber security & nuclear non-proliferation, while also offering the world India’s own unique solutions to global partners for addressing global issues, like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
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