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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday detailed how India has been walking the talk by engaging directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, transparently carrying messages between the two sides.He outlined India’s proactive diplomatic efforts in addressing global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and…
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…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar attended the launch of historian Vikram Sampath‘s book Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799 at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi on Saturday.During his address at the event, Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a “very complex figure in history.” “Tipu Sultan is actually a…
