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Dr. S. Jaishankar is a diplomat-turned-politician who has served as India’s External Affairs Minister since 2019. He is a member of the BJP and a member of parliament representing Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha.

Dr. Jaishankar had earlier served as India’s foreign secretary between 2015-2018, after serving as ambassador to the United States, China, and the Czech Republic and as high commissioner to Singapore. He is well known for his assertive speeches and comments in the international media, such as the one when he addressed the UN, advocating for India’s permanent membership in the UNSC. Jaishankar is said to have played a major role in negotiating the India-US civil nuclear agreement. He has authored over three books, including ‘The India Way’ and ‘Why Bharat Matters’.

In 2019, he was conferred with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in the country.

‘Bringing bilateral issues to SCO violates norms, offenders must be condemned:’ Jaishankar

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External Affairs Minister comments come as an indirect reference to Pakistan's repeated attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at SCO meet on several occasions in the last few years.

Jaishankar meets Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to forge stronger ties in post-Covid era

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During his three-day visit, External Affairs Minister also met many top ministers and exchanged views on ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between India and Singapore.

China never offered ‘credible explanation’ for some actions, says Jaishankar

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At Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, External Affairs Minister says 'I don’t think Chinese have any doubts on where we stand on our relationship & what’s not gone right’.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 3-day visit to Singapore

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Jaishankar will meet Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and hold a series of meetings with other senior ministers. He will also speak at the Bloomberg New Economic Forum on 18 November.

Need to evolve rules-based order for Indo-Pacific that respects sovereignty, Jaishankar says

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's remarks come amid growing global concern over China's military muscle-flexing in the region.

Jaishankar meets UK counterpart Liz Truss, stresses on infra tie-ups & defence cooperation

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UK foreign minister, who is on a two-day visit to India, also held meetings with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

Jaishankar meets WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala, speaks about need for reformed multilateralism

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External Affairs Minister also exchanged views on climate action challenges, Indo-Pacific & Afghanistan with Frans Timmermans, executive VP of the European Union Green Deal.

India a ‘huge friend’ of Israelis, Naftali Bennett tells Jaishankar during first meet

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Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Israel, conveyed PM Modi's greetings to the Israeli leader and invited him to make his first official visit to India since taking the office in June.

Jaishankar calls on President Isaac Herzog, PM Naftali Bennett during 5-day Israel visit

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EAM Jaishankar Wednesday called on the two leaders separately to exchange views on mutual regional and global issues besides enhancing the bilateral ties between India and Israel.

Jaishankar takes part in new quadrilateral-level meeting with US, Israel, UAE

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The four foreign ministers agreed to strengthen strategic partnership, held a closed discussion to draw a strategy to make quadrilateral cooperative plan a reality.
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