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Topic: MEA S Jaishankar

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.

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The launch of 'Importance of Shinzo Abe' saw tributes from S Jaishankar, Sanjaya Baru and ambassadors Hitoshi Suzuki and Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa.

India ‘indispensable partner’, key to stable & peaceful Indo-Pacific, says Japan foreign minister

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Speaking at India-Japan Forum in Delhi, Yoshimasa Hayashi discussed various aspects of relationship with India while Jaishankar called Japan ‘natural partner’ & ‘moderniser’ for India.

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Keshav Padmanabhan -
Foreign minister S Jaishankar co-chaired 12th meet of Mekong Ganga Cooperation, initiative by 6 nations focusing on cooperation in tourism, culture, education, transport & communications.

First IIT campus to be set up overseas will be in Tanzania’s Zanzibar, says MEA

PTI -
The agreement was inked on Wednesday in presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Zanzibar’s President Hussein Ali Mwinyi.

SubscriberWrites: Modi placed a ten before Subrahmanyam Jaishankar & then made him a hundred

Nishanth Reddy Kadire -
S. Jaishankar’s appointment by PM Modi was like the Manmohan Singh moment for his premiership

India to soon embark on Passport Seva Programme Version 2.0: External affairs minister S Jaishankar

ANI -
In his message, Jaishankar stated that Passport Seva Programme (PSP) has contributed significantly towards the Indian government's goal of a 'Digital India'.

Jaishankar says ‘unfair’ on Indian students facing deportation from Canada over ‘fake’ documents

ANI -
Around 700 Indian students, mostly from Punjab, are facing deportation threats over 'fake admission offer letters'.

Jaishankar slams ‘opaque’ lending practices, violations of ‘long-standing’ agreements in Indo-Pacific

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At 6th Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka, external affairs minister urges countries in the Indo-Pacific not to repeat past mistakes when it comes to ‘unsustainable debt’.

Jaishankar calls on SCO foreign ministers to support ‘New Delhi declaration’ & 4 joint statements

Pia Krishnankutty -
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also asked for English to be included as SCO's 3rd official language. Currently, Russian & Mandarin are used as official, working languages.

Jaishankar’s take down of Bilawal Bhutto at SCO indicates changing diplomatic dynamics

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