Tag: External Affairs Minister
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India, China FMs to set up hotline for border problems
External affairs minister S Jaishankar insisted in his discussion with his Chinese counterpart that it was necessary for the two countries to disengage at all friction points in eastern Ladakh in order to achieve de-escalation.
February 27, 2021 -
‘Ties with China passing through most difficult phase’
On Sino-Indian trade, he noted that 30 years ago, there was virtually no trade with China. Today, China was India's number two trade partner after the US.
December 10, 2020 -
‘Situation at LAC most serious after 1962 Indo-China war’: S Jaishankar
'We are talking to the Chinese both through military channels and diplomatic ones', he said.
August 27, 2020 -
S Jaishankar holds detailed virtual review of bilateral ties with South Korean counterpart
Jaishankar also discussed coronavirus-related cooperation as well as global issues and world politics with UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.
May 19, 2020 -
India’s rapid response team reaches Kuwait; ‘underlines special friendship,’ says S Jaishankar
The move comes as response to earlier conversation of PM Modi and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on April 1, when they had decided that officials of the two countries would maintain regular contact to exchange information and explore avenues of cooperation.
April 11, 2020 -
‘Sikh families who want to be flown out of Afghanistan, it’s our duty to help them’: Amarinder Singh
On March 25, unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least 27 worshippers and wounding as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country.
March 28, 2020 -
S Jaishankar, Mike Pompeo discuss Coronavirus developments over phone
During the call, the two top diplomats discussed ways in which India and the United States could cooperate to address this global challenge, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Sunday.
March 16, 2020 -
Coronavirus: S Jaishankar arrives on surprise visit to Kashmir, meets families of people stranded in Iran
There are about 2,000 Indians, mostly from Kargil area of Kashmir, stranded in Iran. They had gone to visit a religious shrine in Iran but got stuck as regular commercial flights were suspended between the two countries following the spread of the virus.
March 9, 2020 -
No country in world says everybody is welcome: S Jaishankar hits back at critics of CAA
According to the Citizenship Act passed by Parliament in December 2019, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
March 7, 2020 -
S Jaishankar meets EU leaders; holds wide-ranging talks that would ‘benefit both India and EU’
Jaishankar tweeted, 'An open discussion with members of European Union representing a broad spectrum of politics and member states. The interaction covered political, economic and social issues. Noted their deep interest in India and our relations with the EU.'
February 18, 2020 -
S Jaishankar meets US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Saudi counterpart at Munich Security Conference
Ahead of US president Trumps India visit on February 24-25, on Saturday, Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and discussed bilateral relationship between India and the US.
February 16, 2020 -
‘India is not disruptive, it’s more of a decider than abstainer’: S Jaishankar
Addressing a gathering at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Jaishankar referred to tensions between the US and Iran and said they are two individualistic countries and what finally happens will depend on the players involved.
January 15, 2020 -
India pitches for H-1B visa holders, says movement of people deepened ties
People-to-people ties have been one of the defining elements of our friendship, Jaishankar told reporters at a joint news conference in Washington with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
December 19, 2019 -
India will become member of UNSC one day: S Jaishankar
S Jaishankar was replying to a query from Vijila Sathyananth (AIADMK) on India's entry into the UNSC as a permanent member.
November 29, 2019 -
Decision based on clear-eyed calculation: Jaishankar on India dropping out of RCEP
After years of negotiations, India had pulled out of the China-backed mega RCEP over unresolved 'core concerns'
November 15, 2019 -
‘How do you hyphenate India with Pak, which is one-eighth of your economic size’: S Jaishankar
Currently on a three-day trip to Washington DC, Jaishankar was answering to some Indian journalists, virtually taking exceptions to India and Pakistan being talked of in the same breath.
October 1, 2019 -
‘India has no problem talking to Pakistan, but won’t talk to Terroristan’: S Jaishankar
Mr Jaishankar underlined that revoking Article 370 has no implications for India's external boundaries.
September 25, 2019