In an interview to Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, he strongly defended the recent controversial visit of predominantly right-wing MEPs to the valley, saying they went there without a ‘preconceived opinion’ about the situation.
November 16, 2019“Terrorism is the gravest threat we face in Asia. CICA members are its victims and so it should be clear that terrorists and their victims must never be equated,” he emphasized.
June 15, 2019On the sidelines of the CICA Summit, Jaishankar will also hold bilateral meetings with several foreign leaders.
June 14, 2019India and China are sitting down to discuss their future, conscious that it rides on the ability to manage contradictions, which is no small development, former foreign secretary S Jaishankar said here.
May 10, 2018Serial rapist and murderer M Jaishankar, who was notoriously known as “Psycho Shankar”, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on the outskirts of Bengaluru, police said. According to the media reports, he was allegedly involved in more than 30 rape cases and 15 murders. He slit his throat with a shaving …
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February 28, 2018Diplomatic circles are wondering what Narendra Modi has in mind for one of his favourite officers, foreign secretary Jaishankar. The return of Vijay Gokhale from China, where he was ambassador, to the ministry of external affairs as secretary (economic relations) has signaled that a change of guard is likely next January when Jaishankar’s extended term …
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November 22, 2017China on Wednesday said troop withdrawal by India from Doklam remained the precondition to resolve the border crisis in the Sikkim sector. Beijing also dismissed Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar's remarks that differences over the border between India and China occurred in the past also and were resolved. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said the …
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July 12, 2017The United States will need more H-1B visa-holding skilled professionals if more businesses and manufacturing come back to the US under President Donald Trump's plans, according to Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. Making the case for the H-1B visa programme now under pressure in the US, he said that such professionals would be essential for making …
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March 4, 2017Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi ahead of the first strategic dialogue between the two sides which is likely to see India raise the issue of China blocking the ban on Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar, among other issues. "On the eve of India-China Strategic dialogue in Beijing, Foreign Secretary …
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February 21, 2017Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi ahead of the first strategic dialogue between the two sides which is likely to see India raise the issue of China blocking the ban on Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar, among other issues. "On the eve of India-China Strategic dialogue in Beijing, Foreign Secretary …
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February 21, 2017Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi ahead of the first strategic dialogue between the two sides which is likely to see India raise the issue of China blocking the ban on Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar, among other issues. "On the eve of India-China Strategic dialogue in Beijing, Foreign Secretary …
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