News 2007

The Hon’ble Minister of Tourism and Culture, Mrs. Ambika Soni, visited Cartagena de las Indias in Colombia on 25-29 November 2007 to participate in the 17th General Assembly of the UNWTO.
The Minister who was accompanied by the Ambassador, the Additional Director General of the Ministry of Tourism and her PS, greeted the President of the Republic of Colombia, Mr. Alvaro Uribe Velez and had fruitful interactions with the Colombian Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry, Mr. Luis Guillermo Plata.  The Minister had one to one bilateral interactions with the M [ … ]

 
The Minister of Defence of Colombia, Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, visited India on 25-28 November 2007 on the invitation of the Minister of Defence of India.
During the visit the Colombian Defence Minister had productive interactions with the Minister of Defence of India, Mr. A.K. Anthony, the Home Minister of India, Mr. Shivraj Patil, the Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Rao Inderjit Singh, the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Anand Sharma and with the top officials of the Indian Ministry of Defence and the armed forces.  The two sides discussed issu [ … ]

An Indian delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) visited Ecuador and Colombia on 20 - 24 August 2007.  The delegation was led by Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar, President of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, in the able guidance of the Ambassador of India to Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica, Mr. Deepak Bhojwani.  The commercial mission had representations from a variety of sectors such as engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, logistics and IT. This visit showed the immense interest of Indian buisnessmen in enhancing bilateral commerce with latin America &nbsp [ … ]

Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Jaipur, India (Tel: 91-141-2563063, 2568661, Fax 91-141-2568602, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) is a non-governmental, voluntary, non-religious, non-sectarian, non-political Society for helping the handicapped, particularly the resourceless. It was set up in March 1975 as one of the long term human welfare projects. The main objective of the society is physical, economic and social rehabilitation of the physically handicapped . The main emphasis of the Society is on providing: artificial li [ … ]

On 19 July 2007, Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, a Presidential candidate nominated by the ruling party, the Indian National Congress, and the leftwing parties, won the Presidential elections to the post of the 13th President of India.
           
Ms. Patil, born on 19 December 1934, became the first woman President of India succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for the highest post of the country when she was sworn in as the President of India on 25 July 2007 by the Chief Justice of India, Mr. K.G. Balakrishnan.
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Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Anand Sharma, to Colombia, 19-21 June, 2007

 
Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Anand Sharma, visited Bogota, the capital of Colombia accompanied by a delegation of MEA officials.
The visit opened with a call on President of Colombia Mr. Alvaro Uribe Velez in the forenoon of 20 June.  The President received the Minister very warmly and spoke of the importance of India for Colombia.  The Minister conveyed the greetings of President and Prime Minister of India to President Uri [ … ]

Minister of State (Women and Child Development) of India  visits Colombia.
       
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Child Development, Mrs. Renuka Chowdhury, visited Colombia on 23-25 May, 2007 to participate in the International Conference on Women and Politics organized by the Colombian Parliament.
           
The Minister was warmly received by the Colombian dignitaries during her aforesaid visit.  The Minister met with the Colombian First Lady, [ … ]

Ambassador of India presents credentials to President of Costa Rica

Ambassador of India, Mr. Deepak Bhojwani, presented Letters of Credence signed by President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Costa Rica to H.E. Mr. Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of Costa Rica on 29th May, 2007.
President Arias recalled his personal visit to India fondly and spoke of Mahatma Gandhi as an apostle of peace.  President Arias also recalled excellent relations between India and Costa Rica, and the importance o [ … ]

Declaration of the Fourteenth SAARC Summit 04/04/2007

The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai; the Chief Adviser of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, His Excellency Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed; the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, His Excellency Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk; the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh; the President of the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; the Prime Minister of Nepal, Rt. Hon’ble Mr. Girija Prasad Koirala; the Prime M [ … ]