High Commission of India

Lilongwe, Malawi

Malawi leaders @ 17th CII-Exim Bank Conclave in India

High Commission wins the Best International Exhibitor at Malawi International Trade Fair

76th Independence Day Celebrations

High Commissioner hosted Malawi Chess team

The High Commissioner of India hosted Malawi Chess team which participated at the 44th Chess Olympiad which was held in Chennai from 28 July to 10 August, 2022.

The ITEC Day 2022 was celebrated on 15th September 2022 at the High Commission. The celebration was graced by Hon. Ms. Abida Sidik Mia, Minister of Water and Sanitation. The celebration was attended by a large number of ITEC alumni (both Civilian and Defence) and Senior Government officials of the Government of Malawi. Hon. Mr. Patrick Bandawe, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mr. Francis Belekanyama, Member of Parliament and an ITEC alumni, Lt. General Paul Valentino Phiri, Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defence Forces and Mr. Blessings Chilabade, Secretary for Human Resource Management and Development were among the guests who attended the event.

High Commission celebrated Hindi Diwas 2022 on 18th September 2022 at the Chancery premises. Members of Indian diaspora, Indian nationals living in Malawi and families of the High Commission officials took part in the event. On the occasion, competitions such as Poetry Recitation, Essay writing, Hindi Speech etc. for both children and adults, were organized. The event was organized to promote Hindi and to create interest in Hindi language.

As part of its outreach programme, the High Commission organized a Consular Camp in Mzuzu on 24th September, 2022. Mission rendered Passport and other Consular Services to the members of Indian diaspora living in the northern region of Malawi.

INDIAN COMMUNITY CORNER

High Commissioner met the office bearers of various Indian Community Associations on 28th July 2022 in Blantyre. He briefed the members on various developments that are taking place in India and also the activities being carried out by the High Commission in Malawi .

Malawi Telugu Association (Mata), Lilongwe,  organised a Blood Donation Camp on 24th September, 2022 at Sol Farm along the Lilongwe-Mchinji Road. The camp attracted over 30 donors.

NEWS FROM INDIA

On 25th July 2022, Hon’ble Droupadi Murmu took oath of office as the 15th President of India and created history by being the first tribal head of State and the second woman to occupy the country’s highest constitutional post. Prior to becoming the President, Hon’ble Droupadi Murmu was the Governor of Odisha. Read more 

From July 28 to August 8, 2022 nearly 200 Indian athletes competed for medals across 16 different sports at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Indian athletes won 61 medals including 22 Gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze.Read more 

More than sixty million selfies with the Indian flag were uploaded on the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' website as Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy asserted that the entire nation came together to make the campaign a success. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a call on July 22 to join the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at homes. Grand celebrations were held at the Red Fort to mark the 76th Independence Day as part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' with Prime Minister Modi sharing the road map for the next 25 years—'Amrit Kaal'. Read more 

Apple Inc plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release in China. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches, the report said citing people familiar with the matter. Read more

India commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier on September 2, 2022 as it seeks to counter regional rival China's much larger and growing fleet, and expand its own indigenous shipbuilding capabilities. The INS Vikrant, whose name is a Sanskrit word for "powerful" or "courageous," is India's second operational aircraft carrier, joining the Soviet-era INS Vikramaditya that it purchased from Russia in 2004 to defend the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. 

The new 262-meter (860-foot) carrier, designed by the Indian navy and built at the Cochin shipyard in southern India, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country's commemoration of 75 years of independence from British rule. Read more

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over the recognition of Indian Football player, Sunil Chhetri as third highest scoring active men’s international player. Responding to a tweet by FIFA World Cup, the Prime Minister tweeted; “Well done Sunil Chhetri! This will certainly boost football’s popularity in India. Read more 

The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad was held at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre in Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, a United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) heritage site near Chennai from 29th July to 10th August, 2022. This was the first time the Chess Olympiad was being hosted in India and the first time in Asia after 30 years. The event saw participation of 188 teams representing 186 national federations in open section for Hamilton Russell cup and 162 representing 160 federations in women’s section for the Vera Menchik cup. The 44th Chess Olympiad was inaugurated on July 28 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai by Prime Minister Narendara Modi. For the first time, India won Bronze medal in both Open and Women sections. India also won the Gaprindashvili Cup for becoming the best overall federation as per performance.

Hon’ble Rashtrapati ji Droupadi Murmu attended funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, 2022 at Westminster Abbey. A day of state mourning was observed on September 11, 2022 in India "as a mark of respect" for the death of Queen Elizabeth.