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India lauds Jordan’s exceptional humanitarian assistance in hosting refugees

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President Pranab Mukherjee has called for “urgent collective action” in order to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from which no country is immune. Mukherjee said this while interacting with visiting Chief of Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Fayez Al-Tarawneh who called on him yesterday at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said India attaches great value to its ties with Jordan. “India appreciates Jordan’s proactive role under the leadership of King Abdullah on regional issues, especially towards resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and addressing the scourge of terrorism that has affected our regions and the world,” he said. Mukherjee added no country is safe from terrorism and urgent collective action is needed to eradicate it. The President said ...

My Govt committed to philosophy of partnerships in diplomacy: President Mukherjee

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The government is committed to the philosophy of partnerships for “peace and progress”, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday while contending that the intensity of international engagements has helped shape a “diverse and purposeful agenda” with global partners. “There has been a consolidation of relations with friendly countries and major powers,” he said in his address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the opening day of the Budget session of Parliament. “My government, committed to the philosophy of partnerships for peace and progress, continues its active diplomacy aimed at facilitating national development, enhancing our security, and ensuring greater Indian influence in global fora,” Mukherjee said. He said the “intensity of our international eng...

Surgical strikes a fitting reply to repeated incursions: President Mukherjee

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The surgical strikes by India at several terrorist launch pads along the Line of Control to prevent infiltration from Pakistan was a “fitting reply” to the repeated incursions on its territorial sovereignty, President Pranab Mukherjee said. Noting that the country is facing the grave challenge of terrorism for the last four decades including cross-border attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Mukherjee, in his address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session, said India will actively cooperate with other nations to decisively defeat terrorist forces. Asserting that the government is committed to combating terrorism and ensure that the perpetrators of such acts are brought to justice, he said, “My government has taken decisive steps to ...