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S Jaishankar, Antony Blinken discuss Indo-Pacific, other issues during telephonic conversation

Jan 04, 2022, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held talks when they discussed numerous matters including the Indo-Pacific issue.

EAM S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with counterparts from four Central Asian nations

Dec 20, 2021, at 02:10 am

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held bilateral talks with the visiting Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Third India-Central Asia Dialogue here.

Rajnath Singh meets Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu

Dec 06, 2021, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met  Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu here on Monday.

Connectivity initiatives should respect sovereignty, territorial integrity: S Jaishankar at SCO meet

Nov 26, 2021, at 01:52 am

New Delhi/UNI: India believes that greater connectivity is important, especially in the post-Covid world, but any connectivity initiative must be consultative, transparent and participatory and must have respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the SCO meeting on Thursday.

India, China going through a particularly bad patch in ties: S Jaishankar

Nov 20, 2021, at 07:00 am

Singapore/New Delhi/UNI: India and China are going through “a particularly bad patch” in their relationship because Beijing has taken actions “for which they still don’t have a credible explanation”, and the Chinese leadership has to take a call on where they want to take the bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

Confident India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen: S Jaishankar

Nov 05, 2021, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday he was confident that the India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen as he thanked UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her Diwali greetings.

India takes the opportunities and challenges of the Indo-Pacific very seriously: EAM Jaisankar

Oct 30, 2021, at 11:20 pm

New Delhi: India takes the opportunities and challenges of the Indo-Pacific very seriously, which can be seen in its Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Quad vaccine collaboration, and even in New Delhi’s global endeavours like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure initiative, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

Denying the Indo-Pacific is tantamount to denying globalization: S Jaishankar

Oct 28, 2021, at 01:10 am

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said there is a fusion of theatres in the Indo-Pacific region that were unnaturally separated earlier, and the “politics of the day apparently creates some reluctance in admitting to that”.

S Jaishankar meets Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid

Oct 18, 2021, at 10:43 pm

Jerusalem/New Delhi:  India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held bilateral talks with Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid.

EAM S Jaishankar pays tribute to Indian soldiers at Israel's Talpiot cemetery

Oct 18, 2021, at 03:23 am

Jerusalem/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday began his five-day Israel visit by laying a wreath at the Talpiot cemetery in tribute to the Indian soldiers who died in World War I while fighting as part of the British Army for liberating what later became Israel.

S Jaishankar to visit Israel tomorrow

Oct 16, 2021, at 11:46 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Israel on Oct 17-21, 2021, at the invitation of Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, the Ministry of External Affairs said  on Saturday.

S Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, discuss Afghan situation

Oct 14, 2021, at 01:15 am

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a brief meeting on the sidelines of the CICA Ministerial meeting in Nur Sultan, the Kazakh capital, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan, and also on cooperation in the SCO and RIC formats.

Ensuring Afghan territory is not used for supporting terrorism a priority: S Jaishankar

Oct 13, 2021, at 01:10 am

Nur Sultan/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the developments in Afghanistan have generated understandable concern in the region and beyond, and ensuring that Afghan territory is not used for supporting terrorism is a priority.

S Jaishankar calls on Kyrgyz president, Afghanistan discussed

Oct 12, 2021, at 05:08 am

Bishkek/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov during which they discussed expanding the bilateral economic and development partnership and also exchanged assessments on Afghanistan.

Nepali Congress delegation meets S Jaishankar

Oct 09, 2021, at 02:43 pm

New Delhi: A Nepali Congress delegation, which is currently visiting India, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.

Developments in Afghanistan will have 'very, very significant consequences': S Jaishankar

Oct 02, 2021, at 01:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India was not taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal US and Taliban inked last year but the following developments in Afghanistan will have "very, very significant consequences" for the region and beyond, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, according to media reports.

S. Jaishankar to visit Mexico today

Sep 27, 2021, at 02:14 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar will be paying an official visit to Mexico from 26-28 September 2021 at the invitation of his Mexican counterpart Mr. Ebrard Casaubón.

Australia, India vow to work together for Indo-Pacific security ahead of QUAD leaders' meet

Sep 23, 2021, at 08:31 pm

New York/UNI: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and both affirmed their shared focus on Indo-Pacific security and prosperity ahead of the Quad Leaders’ Meeting.

Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific developments with French Foreign Minister

Sep 19, 2021, at 02:44 am

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday discussed the recent developments in the Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, amid the escalating tensions between France and the US and Australia over a deal to provide Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines.

EAM S Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan with Russian FM Lavrov in Dushanbe

Sep 17, 2021, at 09:01 pm

Dushanbe/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and had a useful discussion on contemporary issues, including Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in the Tajikistan capital.

S Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, discusses current situation along LAC

Sep 17, 2021, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on Thursday in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on the sidelines of the 21st SCO Meeting of the Head of States.

India urges Australia to sympathetically address students' issues due to travel curbs

Sep 12, 2021, at 03:23 am

New Delhi/UNI:  External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that he has urged Canberra to sympathetically address the difficulties faced by Indian students due to travel restrictions.

Quad reflects globalisation, says Jaishankar, dismisses comparisons with NATO

Sep 12, 2021, at 02:25 am

New Delhi/UNI: Dismissing comparisons of the Quad alliance with the NATO, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that while the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a “Cold War term”, the Quad is working on issues like vaccines, supply chains, education and connectivity, which the NATO is not involved in.

Afghanistan must not allow its soil for terrorist acts: say India and Australian leaders after 2+2 talks

Sep 11, 2021, at 11:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday had a very detailed exchange of views on the situation in Afghanistan and both sides were in concurrence that Afghanistan must not allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said here after the 2+2 talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne.

Developments in Afghanistan will be important subject of discussion at 2+2: EAM S Jaishankar

Sep 11, 2021, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the developments in Afghanistan would be an important subject of discussion between India and Australia at the inaugural 2+2 dialogue.

S Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh meet Australian counterparts for inaugural 2+2 dialogue

Sep 11, 2021, at 07:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India and Australia on Saturday began their inaugural 2+2 dialogue with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holding consultations with their Australian counterparts - Marise Payne and Peter Dutton.

End game in Afghanistan was not something that anybody saw coming: EAM Jaishankar

Sep 07, 2021, at 05:05 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that “the end game” in Afghanistan “was not something which anybody saw coming” and it wasn’t what the world was prepared for.

S Jaishankar, Iran's new Foreign Minister discuss bilateral ties

Sep 02, 2021, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi/Tehran/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a congratulatory call to the new Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and also appreciated Tehran’s help in the repatriation flights from Afghanistan.

EAM Jaishankar to visit Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark from Sept 2-5

Sep 01, 2021, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the three European Union countries of Slovenia, Croatia and Denmark from Sept 2-5.

No figure given on Indians stuck in Afghanistan, opposition says after meet

Aug 27, 2021, at 01:41 am

New Delhi/UNI: As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar briefed leaders on the Afghanistan situation, oppositions said the government did not share any figures on how many Indians are stuck in Afghanistan, sources said.