Rajnath Singh highlights India’s neutral global stance, strong Germany ties and growing economic partnership, while pointing to diplomatic engagement across major world conflicts.
Iran’s representative in India flags rising global impact of the West Asia conflict, calls for coordinated international pressure on the US, and backs a stronger diplomatic role for New Delhi.
The conflict was triggered by the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States-Israeli strikes on February 28, after which Iran retaliated against Gulf-based American and Israeli assets, disrupting Hormuz trade routes.
The two leaders reaffirmed the friendly and multifaceted relationship between India and Switzerland.
Throughout the day, the Prime Minister engaged with leaders from Europe and Asia, reviewing strategic partnerships and exploring new avenues of cooperation in technology, trade, connectivity, and sustainable development.
"Clearly today, intergovernmental agreements dealing with mobility are a very important part of our diplomacy. We have 21 such agreements in addition to which we have mobility provisions in some of the free trade agreements that we have done," Jaishankar said in his address at India’s World Annual Conclave 2025.
The discussion covered various global issues and cooperation between India and the UN.
Besides meeting Sanae Takaichi, Japan's new Prime Minister, he will hold bilateral meetings with many global leaders on the margins of the summit, senior Ministry of External Affairs officials said at a media briefing ahead of the PM's visit.
Earlier, the External Affairs Minister attended the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Outreach Session on Maritime Security and Prosperity, where he underlined India’s approach to maritime security through the MAHASAGAR outlook, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and its role as a first responder in the maritime domain.
"Now that President Trump has announced he will not be attending the G20 Summit in South Africa, we can be certain that the self-styled Vishwaguru will himself attend in person," Ramesh said in a post on handle X on Saturday.
