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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: External Affairs Minister

Congress picks Khurshid to lead party’s foreign affairs wing, BJP ex-MP as vice-chair

Ex-foreign minister Khurshid, picked after Anand Sharma gave up post, was part of Op Sindoor delegations & had irked Congress leadership by defending abrogation of Article 370.

MEA confirms 1,563 Indian nationals deported from US since Jan 2025

Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal's statement comes at a time when Trump admin is carrying out immigration sweeps & deportations against significant resistance in the US.

India will go deep into Pakistan if provoked in future by any terrorist attack, says Jaishankar

During his Europe tour, the External Affairs Minister made clear India’s resolve to retaliate against future terror attacks, while also discussing bilateral ties and EU partnership.

At all-party meet on Bangladesh, Jaishankar says govt wants to give Hasina time to inform of next move

New Delhi also in touch with Bangladesh army, he said. Rahul Gandhi questioned govt on possible involvement of foreign hand in Bangladesh violence, Centre said all angles being looked at.

Border stability and terror control: S Jaishankar outlines focus areas in Modi 3.0 govt

Jaishankar also expressed optimism under PM Modi's leadership on fulfilling India's aspirations for a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) within the next five years.

Jaishankar gets security upgrade to ‘Z’ cover amid India-Canada row

Upgrade follows 'threat assessments' against external affairs minister after his stern stance on separatist elements, it is learnt. He had 'Y' category security until now.

China bigger threat than Russia-Ukraine crisis: Jaishankar hints to EU at Indo-Pacific meet

Jaishankar says Paris meeting, called Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, amid serious crisis in Europe reflects the importance EU attaches to Indo-Pacific.

Past FTAs ‘very tough’ on India, have discomfort with ‘old mantras’ of globalisation: Jaishankar

Jaishankar said the Modi government is ‘prudent’ on FTAs, adds that trade partners need to have ‘strategic convergences’ and ‘business comforts’ now.

Jaishankar speaks to Iranian counterpart on evolving Afghan situation, bilateral issues

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had earlier held talks with Javad Zarif and called on Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during a stopover at Tehran on his way to Russia.

Jaishanker holds online interaction with Indian diaspora during Kenya visit

Jaishanker, who is on a 3-day Kenya visit, also met his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo and held 'productive discussion' on bilateral cooperation between the two UNSC members.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.