EAM Jaishankar hopes new Trump government will back Quad, credits his earlier administration for its upgrade | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar Friday expressed confidence that the incoming Donald Trump administration will continue to back Quad diplomatic grouping, comprising Australia, India, Japan and the US, that works to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. Trump is expected to undertake his first visit to India, during his second term…

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‘An old company …’: Jaishankar’s scathing criticism of UN’s fading influence | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday addressed the widely discussed debate around the relevance of the United Nations and the need for the multilateral body to reinvent itself to stay in tune with the changing times. Choosing to give a business-like response, given the nature of the forum, the EAM quipped that…

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India to introduce UPI services in Maldives | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday announced that India and Maldives have signed an agreement to introduce Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the archipelago nation.This comes as Jaishankar is in three-day official visit to the Maldives.Taking to X Jaishankar said, “Witnessed signing of MoU between (the) National Payments Corporation of India and…

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EAM Jaishankar lands in Maldives for 3-day visit: What is on the agenda? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar landed in Maldives on Friday, beginning a three-day official visit to the island nation from August 9-11. This visit is significant as it marks the first high-level engagement between India and the Maldives since the election of President Mohamed Muizzu, who has shifted the island nation’s foreign policy…

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