Manama: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met foreign ministers of the Gulf region in a strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and India, a media report said yesterday.
The meeting came on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the official Bahrain News Agency reported.
The two sides discussed means of further promoting long-standing relations between the GCC member countries and India. The meeting stressed on the importance of laying the groundwork for the development of cooperation between the two sides mainly in trade, energy and security fields.
Both sides also discussed ways of availing of India’s successful development experiences, being one of the most influential economies in Asia.
The two sides exchanged views on a number of regional issues of mutual concern, especially the latest developments in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and the international efforts to fight terrorism.
President’s rule recommended in Maharashtra
New Delhi/Mumbai: The union cabinet last evening recommended President’s Rule in Maharashtra, official sources said. The development follows a recommendation to this effect by Maharashtra Governor C V Rao earlier in the day following the resignation of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday.
Presided over by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence, the special cabinet meeting’s recommendation will be sent to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Chavan’s resignation came a day after the ally Nationalist Congress Party Thursday ended its 15-year-old alliance with the Congress in the state and withdrew support to the Congress-led Democratic Front government, reducing it to a minority in the assembly.
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