Foreign ministers of Iran, Japan also likely to visit India later this month. Apart from incoming visits, Jaishankar is currently travelling to France and Luxembourg.
Anti-India protests continue in Bangladesh a day after Delhi summoned High Commissioner & issued strong demarche. Indian mission in Rajshahi was forced to shut for day on Thursday.
Envoy Denis Alipov said last week that Moscow had stopped recruiting Indians to armed forces since March 2025. However, 27 Indian families claim their kin were duped & recruited recently.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Thursday suggested that Trump’s tariffs on India led to New Delhi pressuring the Russian President to explain his plan on Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi who is in Delhi. Wang Yi will also hold talks with NSA Ajit Doval & call on PM Modi.
MEA data shows number of unskilled & semi-skilled Indian workers going abroad rose from 3.73 lakh in 2022 to 3.98 lakh in 2023. India has labour mobility pacts with 6 nations.
Canada's action is 'hypocrisy towards freedom of speech', says MEA. Jaishankar, at the press conference, criticised Canada for providing political space to extremist voices.
Rahul Gandhi asked the external affairs minister about possibility of a foreign hand in Bangladesh crisis, it is learnt. Jaishankar said it was too early to comment on the same.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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