Indian MEA’s focus on 3Ts

“India is in touch with various sources including through its embassies in the region on the matter concerning kidnapping of Indian cargo ship crew members. Bagchi said that the captors allowed one of the Indian sailors to speak to his wife on January 28, and he told his wife that all crew members were safe.”

— Arindam Bagchi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the seven Indian crew members on board an United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by the Houthis off the port of Hodeidah in Yemen on January 2, were safe. Bagchi said India was in touch with various sources on the matter including through its embassies in the region. Bagchi said that the captors allowed one of the Indian sailors to speak to his wife on January 28, and he told his wife that all crew members were safe.

“Physical access to the crew has not been made available including through the UN mission in Hodeidah. We remain in touch with various sources including through our embassies in the region. We do know that the captors allowed one of the Indian sailors to speak with his wife on January 28. The sailor told his wife that all the crew members are safe,” Bagchi added.

“The MEA has been giving utmost importance to economic diplomacy and promotion of the three Ts, trade, technology and tourism as outlined by the Prime Minister. In particular, we are working to achieve the target of USD 400 billion of merchandise exports for the year 2021-22.”

The MEA spokesperson also pointed out that it was paying “utmost importance” to the economic diplomacy and promotion of the three Ts: Trade, Technology and Tourism. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Bagchi said at a media briefing that the MEA was working to achieve the target of USD 400 billion of merchandise exports for the year 2021-22.

“The MEA has been giving utmost importance to economic diplomacy and promotion of the three Ts, trade, technology and tourism as outlined by the Prime Minister. In particular, we are working to achieve the target of USD 400 billion of merchandise exports for the year 2021-22,” he said.

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