Tag: External Affairs Minister
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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 -
S Jaishankar alerts Indian Mission in Italy to help get bodies of 4 Sikh men
Investigators suspected that the four men, identified as 48 –year-old Prem Sing, 45-year-old Tarsem Singh, 29-year old Arminder Singh and 28-year-old Majinder Singh were choked to death after inhaling carbon dioxide fumes from the cow manure.
September 14, 2019 -
US activist remembers Sushma Swaraj for Sherin Mathews case
Sherin Mathews was a 3-year-old adopted girl from India who was found dead in a culvert near her home in Richardson, Texas in 2017
August 8, 2019 -
EAM S Jaishankar joins BJP, named party candidate for Gujarat Rajya Sabha seat
Jaishankar, who played a key role in shaping the foreign policy of PM Modi's first term was sworn in as a Cabinet minister along with other members of the government on May 30.
June 25, 2019 -
Jaishankar: A skilful negotiator is India’s foreign minister
With his appointment, Jaishankar returns to the foreign office within less than one-and-half years in a new avatar.
May 31, 2019 -
Rupee sees high volatility post allocation of key portfolios
On Thursday, the rupee had settled at 69.87 against the US dollar.
May 31, 2019 -
Mike Pompeo likely to visit India
The US official may visit New Delhi on his way to Osaka to attend the G-20 summit on June 28-29.
May 29, 2019 -
It’s me, not my ghost: Sushma Swaraj on who posts her tweets
In the last five years since the NDA government came to power, Swaraj has built a distinctive reputation both for herself and the ministry.
March 31, 2019