NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to redouble their efforts and work urgently to achieve complete disengagement in the remaining areas of eastern Ladakh, which India sees as essential for normalising Sino-Indian ties, in a meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on the margins of BRICS NSAs meeting in St…
NEW DELHI: Describing India’s ties with China as complex, foreign minister S Jaishankar said roughly 75% of India’s “disengagement problems” in eastern Ladakh were resolved and India could look at “other possibilities” if the disengagement process was fully completed and peace and tranquility restored on the border.Jaishankar, however, said the two countries were faced with…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, who is on the Switzerland visit, said on Thursday that India’s economic relationship with China has been very “unfair” and “imbalanced”.Speaking at an event in Geneva, Jaishankar claimed that 75 per cent of the “disengagement” problems at India’s long and mountainous border with China had been sorted out,…
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated on Tuesday that India is not “closed to business from China”, but the issue lies in determining which sectors the country will engage with Beijing and on what terms.Relations between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants have been at odds ever since the deadly Galwan clash in 2020….
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday justified scrutiny of Chinese investment in India, saying it’s “common sense” to do so because of the border issue and the state of relations between the two countries.At the ET World Leaders Forum, the minister said even those countries which don’t have a “special problem” with China…
NEW DELHI: Amid the prevailing uncertainty over ties with Bangladesh, foreign minister S Jaishankar said Friday it’s natural for India to deal with govt of the day, and that it’s important to recognise the political changes, which might be disruptive, and look for “mutuality of interest”.India also slammed reports suggesting Indian govt was responsible for…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday delivered a stern message to Pakistan and stated that the period of continuous dialogue with the neighbouring nation is over.Speaking at a book launch event in the national capital, the external affairs minister affirmed that emphasizing that actions have consequences.Jaishankar reflected on the potential nature of…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s new foreign minister Arzu Deuba Rana on Sunday embarked on a five-day official visit to India during which she will meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral ties and promote cooperation.Rana is visiting India at the invitation of Jaishankar, the foreign ministry said in a statement. This…
NEW DELHI: As the election race heats up in US, India’s external affair minister weighed in and reiterated that New Delhi is prepared to work with Washington, regardless of who reaches the oval office. Referring to last 2o years of relationship between the two democracies, the EAM said, “We have every confidence that we will…
NEW DELHI: Amid signs of a thaw in India-Maldives ties for the past few months, President Mohamed Muizzu met visiting India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday and, as they presided over a ceremony for the inauguration of water and sanitation projects spread over 28 islands, called India one of Maldives’ closest allies and invaluable…
