The Indian government grants the implementation of a 'Unitary Digital Identity framework', modeled after the Aadhaar card. Sri Lanka's Cabinet has decided to prioritize implementation of the Framework as a national-level program under the Rajapaksa administration According to a statement released in media by the Department of Government Information stated the under the proposed Unitary Digital Identity Framework, it is anticipated to establish a personal identity verification device based on biometric data, a digital tool that will represent the identities of individuals in cyberspace.
On Thursday, Indian External Minister Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar will begin his visit to Australia. He will be attending the Quad meeting (India, Austalia, Japan, United states) of the Foreign Ministers. He will be discussing vaccines, technology, and regional security issues, including China. During Mr. Jaishankar’s first visit to Australia as EAM, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the meeting will the four minister and will exchange their views on regional strategic issues. They will give their hsharedf vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. He s
Post the success of BrahMos with the Philippines, India is eyeing a debut contract for LCA Tejas fighter jets with Malaysia. One of the ASEAN nations, Malaysia, is evaluating its option to buy the light fighter jets. Designed by Aeronautical Development Agency, Tejas was manufactured by the HAL in India for the IAF and Navy. The fighter jet Tejas is considered as one of the lightest supersonic fighters in the world and it has the capability to carry beyond visual range, air-to-air, air-to-surface, standoff weapons, and precision-guided. Even though the LCA Tejas has already proven its m
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says Europe offers the continent the “most reliable” partnership as China and Russia court impoverished and vulnerable African with offers of security or loans. The chief further added in an interview with AFP ahead of a visit to Senegal that she will use the trip to unveil the first African scheme with a new investment scheme dubbed Global Gateway. The Global Gateway initiative is the EU's response to China's Belt and Road initiative, with the aim of mobilizing investments of nearly 300 billion euros ($340bn) for the public and private infrastructure on a
On Monday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong welcomed the deepening relations between Saudi Arabia and Singapore. He spoke to the Crown Prince of Saudi, Mohammed bin Salman over the Phone. They discussed the developments in Saudi Arabia during their telephonic conversation. PM Lee said in his Facebook post, “Our countries celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations this year, and we welcomed the deepening of relations, including economic cooperation through the Saudi-Singapore Joint Committee”. He further added that he looks forward to the meeting with Prince Mohammed in person when the
In 2020, the Emirati delegation became the first Emiratis to visit Israel's parliament since the US-brokered normalization of relations. On Monday, at the Israeli foreign and defense committee, Ali Rashid al-Nuaimi, chairman of the council’s defense interior and foreign affairs committee said, “When we talk about Abraham Accords agreements, we want you to look at the big picture. It’s not a political agreement only, it's not an issue related to security and defense issues. No, it is an agent of change for the whole region”. Nuaimi said that following the 11-day Israeli assault o
On Monday, February 7, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi hosted Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which is being built on the Nile River, was discussed by the heads of state. On Monday, the president of Egypt met with his Djiboutian counterpart. It was part of Egypt's efforts to strengthen African alliances in the midst of a water dispute with Ethiopia. During the Cairo talks, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Ismail Omar Guelleh discussed Ethiopia's controversial dam on the Nile River's main tributary. Egypt considers the dam to be an "existen
Qatar's emir has met the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Winter Olympics in Beijing for the first time since a dispute between Doha and four Arab countries were resolved last year. As reported on Sunday by Qatar's state news agency, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday during a lunch hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. There is a video clip of the two Gulf leaders speaking on UAE news websites. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that leaders from Uzbekistan, Ecuador, and
On Monday, the United Kingdom’s trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her counter South Korean counterpart Yeo Han-Koo will sign a deal to reinforce pandemic-damage supply lines for major projects like semiconductors in London. The upcoming meeting is a precursor to formal negotiations. They are expected to commence by the end of the year to improve the existing agreement which will effectively keep in place the term that Britain had as an EU member. The ministers will also begin work on a revised trade agreement as Britain seeks to use its exit from the European Union to strengthen
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris is expected to meet India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday. A recent credit line of USD 500 million has already been approved for the island nation. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Peiris will visit India from February 6 to February 8. Foreign ministers from both countries are likely to discuss how to expand bilateral cooperation in a variety of areas, such as trade and investment. On Monday, Harsh Vardhan Shringla will also meet with the dignitary, according to the MEA. In a move to assist Sri Lanka with its p