‘It’s worrisome, if there’s something to it, then country should know’: Jaishankar on Trump’s $21 million fund for ‘voter turnout in India’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday called the concerns raised by former US President Donald Trump over a $21 million USAID funding for ‘voter turnout in India‘ “worrisome,” asserting that, “if there’s something to it, then the country should know who the people are involved in it.”Speaking at the Delhi University Literature…

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‘Democracy doesn’t put food on plate,’ says US Senator Elissa Slotkin; EAM S Jaishankar’s retort | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed the claims of US Senator Elissa Slotkin who said that democracy “doesn’t put food on the table”. Giving example of India, Jaishankar said that the biggest democracy in the world was capable of feeding over 800 million people. Poll What Strengthens a Democracy the Most?…

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‘Obligation to take back illegal nationals’: Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha on 104 Indians sent back by US | India News – The Times of India

External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed Rajya Sabha on the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by the Donald Trump-led US government and said it was the “obligation to take back illegal immigrants”. On the “handcuff” row, the minister said that the “standard operating procedure…

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‘Cancer of terrorism consuming its body politic’: Jaishankar takes jibe at Pakistan – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday took a jibe at Pakistan and noted that ties with Pakistan remain an exception due to Pakistan’s support for “crossborder terrorism”.Addressing a gathering at Nani A Palkhivala Memorial lecture at Mumbai, the external affairs minister explained that India has been working to reconstruct regional relationships following…

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Quad meet in US likely after Trump swearing-in – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Quad foreign ministers may meet in Washington shortly after the swearing-in of president-elect Donald Trump. External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration.Trump has appointed Republican senator and pro-India leader Marco Rubio as secretary of state. Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong too have confirmed…

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Right is might: Jaishankar to attend Trump inauguration – Times of India

TOI correspondent Washington: India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar will join an elite group of mostly right-wing foreign leaders who will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US President in a convention-busting event on January 20. Like China’s President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Modi is deputing his top mandarin on the landmark occasion, behooving…

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Jaishankar to represent India at US President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent the government at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC on January 20.The ministry of external affairs said that Jaishankar will also meet with the representatives of Trump administration during the visit.“On the invitation of the Trump-Vance…

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From importer to key player: 2024 saw India take centerstage in defence sector | India News – Times of India

This is an AI-generated image (Picture credit: Lexica AI) India’s defence sector in 2024 showcased significant progress in achieving self-reliance and gaining global recognition. With record-breaking indigenous defence production and exports, the nation transitioned from an importer to a key player in the global defence market. India commissioned new ships for its navy and added…

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‘Narasimha Rao started it’: EAM Jaishankar says changes in foreign policy should not be seen as political attack | India News – Times of India

Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that changes in foreign policy should not be seen as a political attack.“When we speak about changing foreign policy, if there is talk about post-Nehruvian construct, it should not be seen as a political attack. It (the change in foreign policy) didn’t…

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Forces to go to all patrol points in Depsang: EAM Jaishankar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, while responding to supplementaries of members during question hour in Lok Sabha on Friday, said Indian security forces would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang in Ladakh and also to the eastward limit which have historically been India’s patrolling limit. “Those disengagement agreements (with China) also…

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