Foreign affairs

BRICS: a counter-cultural alliance with a “brick” for Putin

Whenever I am asked to describe the international entity known by the strange name of BRICS, I start with a different answer. I do not understand what formally (or, perhaps more importantly, informally) unites Brazil, […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Lithuania, India sign extradition treaty

The foreign ministers of Lithuania and India signed a bilateral treaty on extradition in Delhi on Monday, envisaging procedures for extradition of suspected offenders. […]

A.Bisaria, M.J.Akbar. Photo © Ludo Segers
Economy

Lithuanian business set to explore India

India welcomes Lithuanian companies to explore its markets, said India‘s Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs, Mr M.J. Akbar, in a meeting with business leaders of Lithuania. The exchange took place at the prestigious Confederation of Lithuanian Industry, in Vilnius on 26 May. The Confederation, which comprises 3,000 companies engaged in over 50 sectors, is headed by Mr Robertas Dargis, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. Lithuanian business is looking for new markets beyond Europe. […]

Indian Minister Mobashar Jawed Akbar in Vilnius
Foreign affairs

High level Indian visit to Vilnius

On Thursday a high level delegation from India arrived in Vilnius ever since Lithuania and India established diplomatic relations 25 years ago, ties between the two nations have been warmer and friendlier than it is often acknowledged, according to India‘s Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Jawed Akbar who held a meeting on Thursday with Lithuania’s chief diplomat Linas Linkevičius. […]

PM Butkevičius and his wife with India's ambassador Ajay Bisaria at the India@70 reception
Society

PM Butkevičius attends India@70 reception

Prime Minister of Lithuania, HE Mr Algirdas Butkevičius, was the chief guest at a grand reception in Vilnius to mark the beginning of the 70th year of India’s independence. The reception was also attended by former Prime Ministers, several cabinet ministers and other prominent representatives of Lithuanian government, business and society, apart from the diplomatic corps. […]