'Rahul Gandhi lost his mind': Union Minister reacts to Congress leader's Parliament speech
New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha has drawn severe criticisms and sharp rebuttals from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi saying the Congress leader 'has lost his mind'.
India, Israel mark 30 years of diplomatic ties, EAM, Israeli FM pen joint op-ed
New Delhi/UNI: As India and Israel mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of full diplomatic relations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in a joint op-ed on Saturday said that both countries have been blessed with an age-old friendship to deepen their roots together, and will continue to work together so that the special relationship continues to bear fruit long into the future.
Family of four Indian nationals freezes to death along Canada-US border
New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian family of four, including an infant, froze to death at the Canada-US border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
UAE FM calls S Jaishankar, expresses condolence over death of two Indians in Abu Dhabi drone attack
UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on Tuesday called Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to express his condolence over the death of two Indians in a drone attack in Abu Dhabi that sparked an explosion in three oil tankers and a fire near Abu Dhabi international airport.
India promises to extend $1.5 billion credit to Sri Lanka to tide over forex crunch
New Delhi: India is poised to extend USD 1.5 billion credit to forex-starved Sri Lanka to import food, essential items, medicine and fuel, days after extending a USD 900 million assistance.
S Jaishankar discusses COVID-19 situation, Quad with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa during which the two discussed the Covid situation, travel facilitation and the Quad among other issues.
S Jaishankar, Antony Blinken discuss Indo-Pacific, other issues during telephonic conversation
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held talks when they discussed numerous matters including the Indo-Pacific issue.
EAM S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with counterparts from four Central Asian nations
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held bilateral talks with the visiting Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Third India-Central Asia Dialogue here.
Rajnath Singh meets Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu here on Monday.
Connectivity initiatives should respect sovereignty, territorial integrity: S Jaishankar at SCO meet
New Delhi/UNI: India believes that greater connectivity is important, especially in the post-Covid world, but any connectivity initiative must be consultative, transparent and participatory and must have respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the SCO meeting on Thursday.
India, China going through a particularly bad patch in ties: S Jaishankar
Singapore/New Delhi/UNI: India and China are going through “a particularly bad patch” in their relationship because Beijing has taken actions “for which they still don’t have a credible explanation”, and the Chinese leadership has to take a call on where they want to take the bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
Confident India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen: S Jaishankar
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday he was confident that the India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen as he thanked UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her Diwali greetings.
India takes the opportunities and challenges of the Indo-Pacific very seriously: EAM Jaisankar
New Delhi: India takes the opportunities and challenges of the Indo-Pacific very seriously, which can be seen in its Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Quad vaccine collaboration, and even in New Delhi’s global endeavours like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure initiative, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
Denying the Indo-Pacific is tantamount to denying globalization: S Jaishankar
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said there is a fusion of theatres in the Indo-Pacific region that were unnaturally separated earlier, and the “politics of the day apparently creates some reluctance in admitting to that”.
S Jaishankar meets Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid
Jerusalem/New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held bilateral talks with Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid.