Representative image External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has assured the gem and jewellery exporters to provide support to increase exports from the country at a time when the American market is shrinking, the global demand is fluctuating and the competition is intensifying. The minister met the members of the Gem &Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)at…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that the recent disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops at Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh is the initial step towards restoring normalcy along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The next phase, he said, involves de-escalation, which will proceed only when India is assured that…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed a return-to-India plan for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, Cricbuzz reported on Friday.Under the proposal, the Men in Blue would return to India – either Chandigarh or Delhi – after each match they play in Pakistan,…
External affairs minister met Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif during an informal dinner hosted by the nation on Tuesday ahead of the SCO meet.The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and shook hands before the attendees headed to attend the dinner. This marks the first visit by India’s foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly nine years, occurring…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday ruled out bilateral talks with Pakistan during his upcoming visit to the country for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).Speaking at the Sardar Patel lecture on Governance, Jaishankar said that while India desires good relations with Pakistan, it cannot be achieved by disregarding the issue of cross-border…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told foreign minister S Jaishankar in a meeting that Lankan territory would never be allowed to be used in a manner inimical to India’s security interests, govt said in a readout.Both countries also agreed in meetings with Jaishankar, who became the first foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka since…
NEW DELHI: As he prepares to receive India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar this week, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Indian high commissioner Santosh Jha who conveyed India’s readiness to support Sri Lanka‘s development process in any way possible, while also appreciating the president’s anti-corruption agenda.Taking to X, Dissanayake said that Jha emphasised that…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into Pakistan at the United Nations and warned that its cross-border terrorism policy can and will never succeed. Citing Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif‘s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech where he accused New Delhi of “escalating tensions” in Kashmir, Jaishankar also warned that Islamabad’s…
EAM Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov (ANI photo) As India steps up engagement with both Russia and Ukraine, discussing ongoing efforts to end the war, foreign minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the margins of the UNGA session. While Jaishankar said they discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues, Russian foreign…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
