The external affairs minister has confirmed that he will be attending a SAARC foreign ministers meeting in Islamabad in July.
Manmohan Singh's reign as prime minister has been severely criticised by his former ministerial colleague Natwar Singh, who says he leaves no legacy after being in power for 10 years.
Volcker: 'File CBI case against Natwar, Congress'
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday hinted at "welcoming" former external affairs minister Natwar Singh into its fold after he quit the Congress.
The CPM demanded a probe into findings of the UN-ordered Volcker Committee that named External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress party among beneficiaries of Iraq's oil for food programme
Volcker report: Natwar Singh rejects demand for resignation, claims PM's support
'There is nobody in Congress, including Rahul Gandhi, who can challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi'
The two day meeting from May 31 will review the status of India's relations with these countries.
The party also announced countrywide protests to press the demand.
There are nearly 450 Indians in Iran who would like to avail of dual citizenship.
This will be Singh's first meeting with the Pakistan President.
India to cooperate with SCO in fight against terrorism: Natwar
"Non Aligned Movement is not a doctrine or a dogma. It is a state of mind," Natwar Singh said on Wednesday.
NDA leaders meet President, seek Natwar's removal
This will be India's first high-level political contact with the new Iranian government.
"It was a conspiracy of US in which Congress and the media were also involved," he alleged.
The ED had initiated proceedings against the two for alleged violation of FEMA.
He said G-4, the group comprising Germany, Japan, Brazil and India, should be credited with putting forward the UNSC reforms, including expansion of the security council, on agenda of the UN and it could not be reversed.
On being asked whether he knew Sehgal, he told reporters, "Andaleep Sehgal is also our acquaintance but as far as his business, his trade or his financial transactions are concerned I am not familiar with it.
The duo had approached the court when the government body refused to provide all documents collected by it in the oil-for-food scam.
Directing them to appear before the ED on April 24, a bench comprising Justice T S Thakur and Justice Kailash Gambhir also rejected the father-son duo's plea seeking copies of all the documents, related to the scam, available with the government. The court was hearing their petition challenging an order by a single judge bench, which rejected their plea seeking copies of all the documents related to the scam.
He said while Indian participation in the Sakhalin-1 project demonstrated the joint capabilities and mutuality of interests, India was fully prepared with its technical and financial resources to expand its presence in the Russian energy sector.
The plea challenges a single bench order of the high court that refused to provide all the documents on Iraq's oil-for-food scam to them.
Advani criticised the prime minister for not making any statement on the issue despite holding the external affairs ministry portfolio.
It was a United Nations Committee and Washington had nothing to do with it.
The security of former external affairs minister Natwar Singh on Tuesday was withdrawn by which also scaled down protection for several other VIPs including the Chairman of Schedule Castes Commission Buta Singh and expelled Samajwadi leader Amar Singh.
He will visit Kabul on February 15 before flying the same day to Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders.
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