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December 2006

• Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Smt. Ambika Soni meeting with the Chinese Minister of Culture Mr. Sun Jiazheng

• Chairman, US Senate Mr. Arien Specter calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Myanmar Home Minister, Major General Maung Oo along with a delegation meeting with the Union Home Minister, Shivraj V. Patil

• Parliamentary Delegation from Pakistan led by the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Mohammadmian Soomro called on the Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

• Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma with the Chairpersonof the African Union Prof. Alpha Konare

• The Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora and the Chairman, National Development and Reform commission, China Mr. Ma Kai

• Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee shaking hands with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Ahmed Abul Gheit

• Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee signing an agreement with the Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Norway, Mr. Jonas Gahr Store

• Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee shaking hands with the Speaker of the national Assembly of Armenia Tigran Torosyam

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with his Majesty The Emperor of Japan Mr. Akihito

• Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Kapil Sibal meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store

• Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T. R. Baalu and the Minister of Ports & Shipping of Pakistan Senator Babar Khan Ghauri

• Sri Lankan Urban Development and Water supply Minister called on the Union Minister for Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is being received by the Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on his arrival at Tokyo International Airport

• Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Armenia led by the President of the National Assembly, Tigran Torosyan with the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee

• Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and the Labour Minister of United Arab Emirates, Dr. Ali Bin Abdulla Al-Kaabi

• Good will Delegation from the Spanish with the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee

• Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Priyaranjan Dasmunsi with the Delegation from Parliamentary of Republic of Namibia

• Minister of State for Industry and Commerce Ashwani Kumar with the British High Commissioner and Head of Trade and Investment

• President of Botswana, Festus Mogae with the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister

• Former Indian Ambassadors to the United States K.S. Bajpai, Lalit Mansingh with U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas J. Burns

• Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee shaking hands with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

• Head of the Government Economic Service, United Kingdom, Sir Nicholas Stern calls on the Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh

• Minister of State for Industry, Dr. Ashwani Kumar shaking hands with the Minister of Industry, France, Francois Loos

• Union External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee and the Indian delegation at the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission

• Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora meeting with the Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan, Hiromichi Watanabe

• Delegation of Muttahida Quami Movement of Pakistan meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Kapil Sibal presiding over the signing ceremony of two MoUs by the Department of Biotechnology with Canada

• The Minister of State for Industry, Dr. Ashwani Kumar shaking hands with Bernard de Montferrand from France

• Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswamy presenting a Trophy and Shawl to Ashok K Puri, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL

• The King of Jordan, His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein, in New Delhi

November 2006

• The Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan, Takumi Nemoto calls on the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath

• Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran and the Arab Republic of Egypt Communications & IT Minister, Dr. Tarek Kamel

• Union Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee calls on the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

• UK Minister of State for Trade, Ian McCartney shaking hands with the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath

• Minister of Industry, Vietnam, Hoang Trung Hai shaking hands with the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Kamal Nath

• Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy & Industry of Qatar, Abdulla bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, in New Delhi

• Turkish Minister of Culture & Tourism, Atilla Koc shaking hands with the Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni

• The Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel and the Vice President of the  European Commission, Jacques Barrot at the press briefing, on the EU-India Aviation Summit 2006

• Minister of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia, Ian Macfarlane calls on the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, A. Raja

• Minister of State for Communications and IT, Dr. Shakeel Ahmad shaking hands with the Minister of Communication, Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Abu Baker Apong

• Agriculture Minister, Republic of Mozambique, Tomas Frederica Mandlate shaking hands with the Minister of State for Agriculture, Kanti Lal Bhuria

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh shaking hands with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao

• Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, Michael Johanns calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Delegation from United Kingdom meeting with the Minister of State for Industry, Dr. Ashwani Kumar

• Health Minister of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Hamad A. Al-Mane calls on the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss

• Foreign Minister of Fiji calls on the Union Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee

• President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Chairperson, UPA, Sonia Gandhi

• Senior Minister of State for Law & Home Affairs, Singapore, HE Associate Prof. Ho Peng Kee shaking hands with the Union Home Minister, Shivraj V. Patil

• Vice Foreign Minister of Lao PDR, Phongsavath Boupha calls on the Union Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee

• Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey V. Lavarov calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Iranian Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottakki calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Chinese delegation led by the Asst. Minister of Public Security People’s Republic of China, Chen Zhimin calls on the Union Home Minister, Shivraj V. Patil

• Foreign Secretary of India, Shivshankar Menon shaking hands with the Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Riaz Muhammad Khan

• Ambassador of the Republic of Afghanistan to India, Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen presented his Credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Czech Republic to India, Dr. Hynek Kmonicek presented his Credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Actg. High Commissioner of Uganda Republic to India, Mr. Fred Beyendeza with the Minster of Indian Overseas Affair, Valayar Ravi

• High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to India, Calvin Eu Mun Hoo presented his Credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana to India, Docras Ana Kgosietsile presented his Credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Swaziland to India, Mpumelelo Joseph Ndumiso Hlophe presented his Credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Minister of Environment and Forests, A. Raja shaking hands with the Ambassador of Dominican Republic, Hans Dannenberg

• Former US Secretary of Defence, Williams S. Cohen meeting with the Minister of State for Industry, Dr. Ashwani Kumar

• Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat being received by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning

• Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Agriculture, Kantilal Bhuria with the President of Ethiopia, Girma Woldegiorgis

• Minister of State for Law and Justice, K. Venkatapathy with a delegation of US-India Business Council, Legal Service Executive Mission

• Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Arjun Singh and the Minister for Higher Education, Saudi Arabia Dr. Khalid Bin Mohd

• Lord Mayor of Cologne, Germany, Fritz Schramma shaking hands with the Minister of State for Industry, Dr. Ashwani Kumar

• Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Georgetown, who is on a four-day visit to Guyana

• Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom, Margaret Beckett calls on The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Minister of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, tourism and Co-Operative of Republic of Rwanda Protais Mitali calls on the President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

• Parliamentary delegation from European Parliament calls on the Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

• Moroccan Minister of Economic Affairs Rachid Talbi El Alami meets the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath

• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda, Sam Kutesa calls on the Union MEA, Pranab Mukherjee

October 2006

• The Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora with the Minister of Industry & Energy, Russia, Victor Khristenko
• The Minister of Health & Consumer Affairs, Spain Ms. Elena Salgado Mendez calls on the Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss
• A.K. Antony assumes charge of office as the Union Minister for Defence
• Pranab Mukherjee assumes charge of office as the Union Minister  for External Affairs
• Delegation led by the Foreign Minister of Republic of Namibia, Marco Hausiku  meets the Union Minister of Mines, Sis Ram Ola
• Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni in Budapest, Hungary
• M.H. Ambareesh, the new MoS, shaking hands with the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Ethiopian delegation led by Minister for Agriculture Dr. Abera Deresa calls on Kantilal Bhuria, in New Delhi
• The Foreign Minister of Maldives calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi
• New Union Minister, A.K. Antony greeting the President, Dr. Kalam after Swearing-in Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan
• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Tony Blair in London
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II of Brunei Darussalam,  Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng in India
• Deputy Chairperson, Planning Commission inaugurated the India – IEA Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in Johannesburg on October 02, 2006
• Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma signing the agreements with Education Minister of South Africa

• Mr. Ahamed is currently on a four-day official visit to Turkmenistan

September 2006

• Delegation of the JCCI Economic Mission headed by the Chairman, JCCI, Mr. Yamaguchi calls on the India's PM
• Defence Minister  Pranab Mukherjee delivering lecture on "India's Security Perspective" at Harvard University, USA
• Vice Minister of Small and Medium Scale Industries, Ministry of Economy of Mexico, Dr. Alejandro Gonzalez in India
• Defence Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attending luncheon meeting of SAARC Foreign Ministers’ in New York
• Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Cuba  Fidel Castro in Havana
• PM Dr. Manmohan Singh & President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf at the XIVth NAM Summit at Havana, Cuba
• Ashok K. Puri, CMD, BHEL addressing shareholders at the company's 42nd AGM in New Delhi
• Ambassador of  Republic of Vietnam to India, Vu Quang Diem presented his Credentials to the President Dr. Abdul Kalam
• Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Phumzile Miambo-Ngcuka at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi
• High Commissioner of Canada to India, Mr.David Malone, presents his Credentials to the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Denmark to India, Mr. Ole Lonsmann Poulsen, presents his Credentials to the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Uzbekistan to India, S. S. Saydaminov, presents his Credentials to the President Dr. Kalam

• The Ambassador of Egypt to India, Dr. Mohamed Abd El Hamid Higazy, presents his Credentials to the President Dr. Kalam

August 2006

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh arrives in Frankfurt International Airport, for participating in IBSA Summit

• Union Minister  Kapil Sibal and his Chinese counterpart,  Xu Guanhua shaking hands after signing an MoU

• Leader of the Opposition, UK, David Cameron calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi

• Former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Korbel Albright, in India

• Minister of Commerce & Industries, Sultanate of Oman, Maqbool Ali Bin Sultan, calls on Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the Heads of Missions from South East Asia, East Asia and Pacific countries

• ONGC Director (HR) Dr. A K Balyan receives the Best HR-Head Award from the Amity International Business School, Noida

• Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India shall dedicate the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station to the Nation

• Deputy PM and Minister of Finance & Economic Development of the Republic of Mauritius, Rama Sithanen, in India

• Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram meet with the German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Michael Glos

• Ambassadors of Arab countries called on Minister of State for Exteranl Affairs, E. Ahamed

• Minister of State, Anand Sharma at the Joint Press Conference with the Deputy PM and FM Ivailo Kalfin of the Bulgaria

• Director, Columbia University, New York, Prof. Jeffery D. Sachs called on the Union Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss

• Executive Director of UN AIDS, Peter Piot calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmonov in India

• Minister of Economy and Trade of Tajikistan, Hakim H. Soliev meeting with the Union Minister for Commerce, Kamal Nath

• CMD and Board of Directors of NTPC Ltd. at the 2nd Analysts and Investors Meet at Mumbai

• King of Bhutan, H.E. Jigme Singye Wangchuk calls on the Prime Minister,  Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi

• Delegation led by the Chinese Vice Minister of Health, with the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, in New Delhi

• SAARC Foreign Ministers with the Hon'ble BD PM

July 2006

• NTPC Limited has appointed five new Executive Directors

• Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport of Japan, Mr. Kazuo Kitagawa, in New Delhi on July 26, 2006

• Parliamentary delegation from Belarus called on the Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in New Delhi

• Delegation of Members of Parliament from Maharashtra led by the Chief Minister with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Signing the Education Exchange Programme between the two countries, Rwanda and India, in New Delhi

• GM-PNB and Chairman-EBL Exchanging Technical Services Agreement Documents

• Prof. P.S. Mani Sundaram presenting a memento to T. Sankaralingam, CMD, NTPC

• Leader of Opposition of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wicramasinghe calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,  in New Delhi

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 17, 2006

• Union Minister for Communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran addressing Roundtable with potential investors, in London

• Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss receives the Luther L. Terry Award, at Washington

• Pakistan Awami National Party leader, Asfandyar calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi

• Former Prime Minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh , in New Delhi

• Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and in charge of Asia, Italy,  Sen Gianni Vernetti visit to India

• Chief Minister of Sikkim,  Pawan Kumar Chamling arrives at Re-opening Ceremony of Nathula Border

• Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Jorge Enrique Taiana, in India

• Prime Minister of Spain,  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in New Delhi on July 03, 2006

• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta meet  the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss at the National Institute of Health, in Washington

• Foreign Minister of Morocco, Mohamed Benaissa Visit to India

• Union Power Minister Sushil kumar Shinde with the Toshihiro Nikai, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

• Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the launch of Mumbai Metro Rail Project, in Mumbai

June 2006

• Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic, Irina A. Orolbaeva presented her credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Tajikistan, S.  Nasriddinov presented his credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Genet Zewdie presented her credentials to the President, Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Ecuador, Mr. Carlos Abad presented his credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Bosnia, Kemal Muftic presented his credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Ambassador of Dominican Republic, Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos presented his credentials to the President, Kalam

• High Commissioner of Republic of Mauritius, Mookhesswar Choonee presented his credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma Visit to Bulgaria

• The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam all set for the sortie on the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft

• The Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak calls on the PM

• The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh receiving the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. G.P. Koirala on his visit to New Delhi

• Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M. Karunanidhi calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss inaugurating  WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

• All Party Hurriyat Conference led by Shri Mirwaiz Umer Farooq calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• PM Manmohan Singh being seen off by the Indian Ambassador in South Africa at Tashkent Airport

• British Parliamentary Select Committee on Home Affairs led by Mr. John Denham calling Minister of OIA Vayalar Ravi

May 2006

• MoS (IC) for Urban Emp.& Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja $ Minister of Housing, South Africa, Ms. Sisulu signing MoU

• Temples of India : Temple in Shani-Shingnapur in Ahmednagar district dedicated to Shani - the planet Saturn

• Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora meeting with Russian Oil & Energy Minister Victor Khristenko

April 2006

• CMD, NTPC T. Sankaralingam Addressing a Annual Press Conference in New Delhi April 20, 2006

• President of the Republic of Cyprus,  Tassos Papadopoulos, in New Delhi on April 12, 2006.

• President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai visit to India in the month of April 06

• The US Senator,  Chuck Hagel calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on April 10, 2006.

• US Senator Chuck Hagel with the MoS for External Affairs, Anand Sharma

• Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Bernd Mutzelburg presented credentials to President Kalam

• High Commissioner of Republic of Ghana, Mr. John Bentum-Williams presented credentials to President Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Turkey, Mr. Halil Akinci presented his credentials to President Kalam

• Ambassador of UAE, Mr. Abdulla Ebrahim A Alzoy Al Shehh presented his credentials to President Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Yemen Mr. Mustapha Ahmed Mohmed Noman presented credentials to President Kalam

• Ambassador of Algeria, Dr. Noureddine Bardad-Daidji presented credentials to President Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Angola to India, Mr. Antonia Fwaminy Dacosta Fernandes presented his credentials to the President Kalam

• Ambassador of Republic of Iceland to India, Mr. Sturla Sigurjonsson presented his credentials to the President, Kalam

March 2006

• The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms Khaleda Zia visit to India in March 2006

• PM of Finland, Matti Vanhanen calls on the PM of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Photo Coverage of Australian Prime Minister,  John Howard vist to India

• The book authored by  R.V. Shahi, Secretary, Ministry of Power presented to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

February 2006

• NTPC CMD C. P. Jain presenting Dividend cheque to Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

• Dy PM of Mauritius, Charles Gautan Xavier Luc Duval meeting Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry

• President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam meeting President of the Republic of Korea Mr. Roh Moo-Hyun in Seoul, South Korea

• Min. for Com. & Ind, Kamal Nath & Min. of Eco. Dev.& Trade of Russian Federation, G.O. Gref after signing a Protocol

• First lady of Qatar, Sheikh Mozah Bint Masser-Al-Missned meeting Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

• DG, UNEP, Dr. Klaus Topfer calling on the Minister for Environment and Forests A. Raja

• Secretary of State Ministry of Env., Finland, Stefan Wallin meeting Minister for
  Environment and Forests A. Raja Manipur CM O. Ibobi Singh with the Dy Chairman,
  Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia

• T. Subbirami Reddy assumes charge as the Minister of State for Mines

• Minister of State for Labour, Chandrasekhar Sahu assumes charge

January 2006

• PM Dr. Manmohan Singh with King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz al Saud during his departure ceremony

• Diplomatic Adviser to President of France Maurice Gourdault Montagne meeting PM Dr. Manmohan Singh

• Eric Solheim, Minister of Development Cooperation, Norway addressing media on Sri Lanka-LTTE peace talks

• Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland calling on Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA

• Dr. Jan Peter Balkenede, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands calling on Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA