India's diplomacy, 13 to 19 April 2026

6 developments with 5 countries, from Ministry of External Affairs publications. Each links to its source.

Monday, 13 April

Dialogue France
Foreign Secretary Misri co-chairs India-France Foreign Office Consultations in Paris
Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri and Secretary-General Mr. Martin Briens co-chaired Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on 13 April 2026. The Foreign Secretary also called on Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Noel Barrot and met Diplomatic Advisor Mr. Emmanuel Bonne. The two agreed to meet again for the Strategic Space Dialogue later this year.
Source: India-France Foreign Office Consultations (April 13, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Other Ghana
Surinder Bhagat appointed India's next High Commissioner to Ghana
Shri Surinder Bhagat (IFS:2007), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
Source: Shri Surinder Bhagat has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit Austria
Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker makes Official Visit to India
Federal Chancellor Dr. Christian Stocker paid an Official Visit to India from 14-17 April 2026, the first visit of an Austrian Chancellor to India in 42 years. He held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called on President Droupadi Murmu. The leaders agreed to launch a Cybersecurity Dialogue and to establish a Fast-Track Mechanism for companies and investors.
Source: Joint Statement on the Official Visit of the Federal Chancellor of Austria, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Agreement Austria
Six agreements and letters of intent listed as outcomes of Chancellor Stocker's visit to India
The outcomes list includes an Agreement on Audiovisual Co-production, a Joint Announcement on a Fast Track Mechanism for companies, Letters of Intent on Cooperation in Military Matters and on a Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, an MoU on Food Safety between AGES and FSSAI, and a Joint Letter of Intent on dual vocational training. Announcements included a space industry seminar in Vienna.
Source: List of outcomes: Visit of Federal Chancellor of Austria Dr. Christian Stocker to India (April 14 - 17, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Statement Iran
India conveys concern to Iranian Ambassador over firing on Indian-flagged ships in Strait of Hormuz
The Ministry of External Affairs called in the Ambassador of Iran for a meeting with the Foreign Secretary, who conveyed India's deep concern at a shooting incident involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz and urged that Iran resume at the earliest the process of facilitating India-bound ships across the Strait. The Ambassador undertook to convey these views.
Source: Official Spokesperson’s Statement regarding Iran, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Agreement Sri Lanka
MoUs on Mullaitivu hospital ward complex and six Eastern Province projects during Vice President's visit
Outcomes of the Vice President's visit to Sri Lanka included an MoU for a four-storey Medical Ward Complex at District General Hospital in Mullaitivu and six MoUs on priority projects under the Multi-Sectoral Grant Assistance for Eastern Province, covering Batik training centres, a Premature Baby Unit in Dehiattakandiya, hospital units in Muthur, contract farmer clusters and Ayurveda facilities.
Source: List of Outcomes: Visit of the Vice President of India to Sri Lanka (April 19 - 20, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

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