MEA GOES PROACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj may not be keeping well after recently undergoing a kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS), but that hasn’t stopped the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) from being proactive on social media to help Indians in distress abroad. Like never before, sometimes a single tweet helps bridge the gap between the government and citizens in distress abroad. From helping and rescuing Indians stuck abroad in conflict zones or elsewhere to ensuring couples reunite, to helping families bring back bodies of their deceased relatives or solving minor issues related to passport and visas, the MEA has been utilising the power of the social media to the hilt.

Reacting to a recent tweet by Subrat Shukla, a distressed Indian national who