External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the recent Line of Actual Control (LAC) pact to tamp down the border tension with China was part of the government’s “very determined effort” as it stood its ground during the standoff with Beijing.Jaishankar also heaped praises…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Monday criticised certain western nations for struggling to adapt to the emerging multi-polar world order, where the Global South is gaining influence. Speaking at an NDTV summit, the minister specifically condemned Canada’s “double standards” regarding the expectations placed on Indian diplomats in Canada compared to what…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the hosts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting for their “hospitality and courtesies” as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Pakistan.Taking to X, previously known as Twitter, the minister said: “Departing from Islamabad.Thank PM @CMShehbaz,…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote a letter to the external affairs minister S Jaishankar urging immediate action to ensure the release of the 37 Tamil fishermen and their boats arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities earlier last week on September 21. “I am writing…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu shared his delight on meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday. “It was a pleasure to meet Dr S Jaishankar today and join him in the official handover of water and sewerage projects in 28 islands of the Maldives,” he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Muizzu also…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed hope that there was a “unanimous support” cutting across party lines after he convened an all party meeting to brief about the escalating situation in Bangladesh, which descended into turmoil following massive street protests over job quotas forcing Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country.Hasina…
NEW DELHI: Cross-border terrorism cannot be the policy of a good neighbour, S Jaishankar said Tuesday responding to questions about ties with Pakistan. Shortly after taking charge as external affairs minister for the second time, Jaishankar also said relations with neighbours will be the first and overriding priority for the new NDA govt’s foreign policy…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of assuming office for the second term as the foreign minister, S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the third term of PM Modi-led NDA government will focus on finding a solution for the border issues with China and years-old cross-border terrorism with Pakistan.“In any country and especially in a democracy, it is…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed a senior UN official‘s recent remark on elections in India, saying that he does not need the global body to tell that the elections in the country should be “free and fair”.His comments came in response to a query regarding a spokesperson for UN secretary general…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that he does not need the United Nations to tell that the elections in the country should be “free & fair”.Jaishankar, in town to support BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Lok Sabha campaign, dismissed the UN official‘s remark on elections in India, stating it came in response…
