New Delhi, July 17, 2025 (ANI): On the case of Nimisha Priya, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "The government of India has been offering all possible assistance. We have provided legal assistance and appointed a lawyer to assist the family... We are also in touch with local authorities and her family to resolve this issue. This included concerted efforts in the last few days to seek more time for her family to reach a mutually agreeable solution with the other party... We will continue to closely follow the matter and render all possible assistance in the case. We are also in touch with some friendly governments in this regard"
00:00This is a very sensitive matter and the government of India has been offering all possible assistance in the case.
00:08We have provided legal assistance and also appointed a lawyer to assist the family.
00:15We are also in touch with local authorities as also the family members to resolve this issue.
00:22This included concerted efforts in the last, in recent few days to seek more time for the family.
00:28First on Nimisha Priya case, you all have been following this very closely.
00:36This is a very sensitive matter and the government of India has been offering all possible assistance in the case.
00:45We have provided legal assistance and also appointed a lawyer to assist the family.
00:51We have also arranged for regular consular visits by a family and we are also in touch with local authorities as also the family members to resolve this issue.
01:07This included concerted efforts in the last, in recent few days to seek more time for the family of Miss Nimisha Priya to reach a mutually agreeable solution with the other party.
01:22The local authorities in Yemen have postponed carrying out her sentence that was scheduled for 16th July that you are well aware of.
01:34We continue to closely follow the matter and render all possible assistance in the case.
01:41We are also in touch with some friendly governments in this regard.
01:46The other part of your question was as far as the role of the entity that you mentioned, I have no information to share on this account.
01:57I see your question regarding NATO chiefs articulation.
01:59We have seen reports on this subject and are closely following the developments.
02:06Let me reiterate and I have said this in the past as well.
02:10Securing energy needs of our people is understandably an overriding priority for us.
02:21In this endeavor we are guided by what is there on offer in the markets as also by the prevailing global circumstances.
02:33We would particularly caution against any double standards on the matter.
02:41Al-Keshav on visas for Afghanistan, I think beginning April we started a new visa module.
02:48There are six categories of visas now which people can apply for.
02:53Those details are available on the website.
02:55As far as how many visas that we issued so far, I do not have the exact number but I will be happy to share with you next time as we meet.
03:03Similarly with Bangladesh, you know we have been issuing visas to Bangladesh for various reasons, for various travels, medical emergency included, students and so on and so forth.
03:18We are issuing substantial visas exact number.
