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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.

India taunts China on Indo-Pacific in Thailand, says Quad is ‘most prominent’ platform

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Minister Jaishankar said in Bangkok Thursday that only countries that have ‘mindsets built around spheres of influence’ & are ‘uncomfortable with democratisation’ oppose Indo-Pacific.

India ‘dependable friend’ of Sri Lanka, will assist in its economic recovery, says Jaishankar

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Jaishankar met the newly-appointed Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on the margins of an ASEAN conclave in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

‘India and US strong proponents of ASEAN centrality,’ Blinken tells Jaishankar in Cambodia

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The two leaders held talks on pressing global challenges, amid rising tension between China and Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

Sheikh Hasina offers Chittagong port to India’s northeast for use during meet with Jaishankar

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Hasina's press secretary said the initiative was taken to resume cross-border routes between Bangladesh and India which were stopped during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.

Better to engage world on basis of who we are, not on how others define us, says Jaishankar

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Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue Wednesday, Jaishankar said 'capability development' in all possible areas should be the central focus for the country in the next 25 years.

‘Look beyond Ukraine, world threw Afghanistan under the bus’: Jaishankar reminds Europe

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was questioned over India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its close ties with Moscow by European counterparts at Raisina Dialogue.

India too has views on human rights situation in US, says Jaishankar

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External affairs minister said that while the issue wasn’t discussed at his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, India is entitled to ‘views about their (US) views’.

Govt introduces bill in Lok Sabha to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar introduced the bill Tuesday, amid din by opposition members over the repeated fuel price hikes.

After Maldives, Jaishankar in Sri Lanka to secure Indian Ocean neighbourhood, counter China

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The back-to-back visits by EAM S. Jaishankar is expected to strengthen India’s maritime security domain under the ‘SAGAR’ doctrine, in view of growing Chinese influence.

Jaishankar meets Irish counterpart Simon Coveney at Munich Security Conference

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External Affairs Minister also held a series of meeting with leaders from Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world during his visit to Germany.
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