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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

UK has warned 16 NATO allies of Russia hacking attempts: Jeremy Hunt

He will accuse Russia's intelligence services of mounting a "global campaign" targeting critical infrastructure, during a speech at the NATO Cyber Defence Pledge Conference in London, to be attended by the alliance's head Jens Stoltenberg.

May 23, 2019

Pakistan Foreign Minister’s Sri Lanka visit cancelled

Qureshi was also to visit the Maldives on May 2 and the Sri Lankan capital Colombo from May 3 till May 5.

May 2, 2019

Iran denounces US talks with Taliban

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif acknowledged that Iran had also opened a dialogue with the Taliban but said that the US push for a deal with the extremists was "seriously wrong".

April 25, 2019

India’s absence at BRI should not hurt ties: Wang Yi

India for the second time will skip China's event of the year in protest against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) -the artery of the Belt and Road project - that cuts through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

April 19, 2019

Sushma Swaraj meets foreign ministers of OIC member countries

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday held separate meetings with foreign ministers of member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the sidelines of the foreign ministers’ meeting in Abu Dhabi.

March 1, 2019

Pak foreign minister claims govt has ‘solid evidence’ against Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pakistan has "solid evidence" against Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav and is hopeful of winning the case against him at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the country's new Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said today.

August 23, 2018

India, China set to intensify dialogue, Defence Minister Fenghe visiting Delhi

Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe will visit India in August to discuss better military relations between the two Asian giants

July 31, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister to meet Sushma Swaraj on Monday

India’s oil imports from Iran and the progress on the strategic Chabahar Port would figure prominently during the talks between the two sides

May 27, 2018

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister to visit Russia

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will leave for a four-day official visit to Russia on Monday. He is visiting the country at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Office said. During the visit, Asif will hold bilateral negotiations with his Russian counterpart. The two dignitaries will exchange views on important issues …

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February 19, 2018

Amidst thawing relations, Maldives FM calls on Sushma Swaraj

Maldives Foreign Minister Dr Mohamed Asim called on Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Thursday. Asim, who is also the official envoy of the President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen, met Sushma to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relationship keeping, whilst keeping in mind ‘India first’ policy of Maldives and India’s policy of ‘Neighbourhood …

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January 11, 2018

Maldives Foreign Minister coming to reset ties with India

Realising the concern in New Delhi over some of the recent unsavoury developments in bilateral ties, Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom is sending his Foreign Minister Mohamed Asim to New Delhi on Wednesday to mend fences with India. Asim, who is visiting India as Special Envoy of the Maldives President, will have a detailed meeting …

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January 9, 2018

Donald Trump singing India’s tune, says Pakistan

Reacting to US President Donald Trumps “lies and deceit” comments, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday said he “is singing Indias tune” and that the Islambad’s civil and military leaderships were on the same page. Asif said the US government’s claim of releasing a dispensation of $33 billion in aid to Pakistan was also …

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January 5, 2018

S Korea, China to strengthen ties despite differences

South Korea and China on Tuesday said they wanted to normalise and improve bilateral ties despite disagreement over a controversial US anti-missile system installed in Seoul which is criticised by Beijing. “The two sides have emphasised the great importance of South Korea-China link and have decided to promote further development of their strategic relationship and …

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October 31, 2017

Missing Indians: VK Singh meets Iraqi Foreign Minister

India’s Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Sunday met Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jaafari in Baghdad, amid lack of any concrete information about fate of 39 Indians who went missing in Iraq three years ago. “MoS @Gen_VKSingh met with Mr. Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jaafari, Foreign Minister of Iraq today in Baghdad,” External …

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October 29, 2017

Tillerson to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts against terrorism and expanding economic ties, authorities said here on Monday. During his one-day trip, Tillerson will hold talks with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, …

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October 23, 2017

Days of depending on US are over: Pakistan PM Abbasi

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the days of Islamabads dependence on Washington to meet its military requirements have ended. In an interview to Arab News, published on Monday, the Prime Minister said the world should recognise Pakistan’s efforts in fighting the “world’s war” on terror. “If one source dries up, we have …

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October 9, 2017