New Envoy To Italy

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  In Major Reshuffle, New Envoys for Pakistan, China, UN, Among Others

  Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry.

• Italy recalls its envoy to India citing 'unacceptable delay' in case against marines

  Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from India in protest over a new delay in the legal proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen.

• Marines case: Italy to oppose charges under anti-terror law

  Italy's special envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday that his country would "forcefully oppose" any move by Indian authorities to press charges against the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under an anti-terror law that carries the death penalty or to postpone a court decision.

• 'Italy will do everything to bring back marines by Christmas'

  Italy will do everything to bring back by Christmas two of its marines, who have been in India for over one-and-a-half years to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen, the country's special envoy in the case has said.

• Lights out at Colosseum in Rome on Wednesday to protest Italian marines case

  The Supreme Court lifted on Tuesday a three-week order banning Italy's ambassador from leaving the country after Italy sent two marines back to India to face trial over the deaths of two Indian fishermen.

• Marines row: European Union warns India over bar on Italian ambassador

  European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday defended Italy's envoy to India, prevented from leaving the country due to a row over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder in New Delhi.

• Read Italy's note saying envoy cannot be banned from leaving India

  Italy has sent a note to New Delhi challenging the Supreme Court order against its envoy. The note says that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations guarantees that diplomats cannot be arrested or detained.

• Italian envoy claims diplomatic immunity; we'll see, says Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court today ruled that its ban on Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini leaving India will continue at least till April 2 when it next hears the case of Rome's refusal to send back two marines to face trial for shooting a pair of fishermen.

• PM warns 'there will be consequences'; won't leave, says Italian envoy

  Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini, has said he won't leave the country unless he is asked by a competent authority to do so. "I will not leave this country till a competent authority makes me a persona non grata," new agency Press Trust of India quoted Mr Mancini as saying.

• Row over return of marines: India considers expelling Italian envoy

  The Prime Minister has said in Parliament that the government is ready to discuss in any forum, Italy's refusal to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year. An aggressive BJP has said it wants an explanation and has accused the government of colluding with Italy to script the marines' escape. The government ...

• Marines won't return: Foreign Ministry to lodge strong protest with Italy envoy, say sources

  The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian ambassador in New Delhi over the refusal of his country to send back two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, Daniele Mancini, had given a commitment to the Supreme Court in February that the two men would ...

• Marines won't return: Foreign Ministry to lodge strong protest with Italy envoy, say sources

  The Ministry of External Affairs will lodge a strong protest with the Italian envoy over the two marines charged with killing two Kerala fishermen at sea last year, sources have told NDTV. The envoy, who has been summoned by the government for explanation over a note saying the two marines will not come back to India, will be told that the marines ...