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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi on Thursday said that Jaishankar will embark on a two-nation visit to Greece and to Italy.

India’s bitter standoff with Twitter, WhatsApp has cast a shadow over the trip, making Jaishankar’s task much more difficult

It is the first visit by a senior Indian minister to the US after President Joe Biden assumed office in January.

"India is right now going through profound changes," the minister said while speaking via video link.

"India is privileged to have entered into a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius. This agreement is India's first-such agreement with an African country," Jaishankar said.

The USD 50 million credit line agreement for defence projects was signed between the Finance Ministry of Maldives and the Export Import Bank of India.