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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicMinister of External Affairs

Topic: Minister of External Affairs

India’s Minister of State for External Affairs to Visit Zambia

New Delhi: Kirti Vardhan Singh, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will embark on an official visit...

Days after PM’s call with Abbas, India sends humanitarian aid for Palestinians amid Israel-Hamas war

External affairs ministry says material like surgical items, sanitary utilities, water purification tablets has departed for Egypt's El-Arish airport amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

27 countries in 21 months: Covid hasn’t stopped Jaishankar from crisscrossing the world

From January to March 2020, Jaishankar made 4 trips abroad. But since Covid lockdown was lifted in August, he has made dozens of trips for bilateral and multilateral business.

India, China disengagement in Pangong happened after ‘sustained negotiations’, MEA says

Tenth round of senior commanders’ meeting will happen 48 hours after ‘complete disengagement’ in Pangong lake area, says MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava.

Beyond Twitter Mama role, Sushma Swaraj isn’t one to let herself be overshadowed by Modi

Despite a hyperactive Modi, Sushma Swaraj isn’t going to quietly stay away from the limelight on foreign policy. She can still be a spoiler if she wants to.

Sushma Swaraj lands in Nepal with ‘no message’ for the nation’s politics stuck in a limbo

In a month or so, none of the political figures Sushma Swaraj meets in Nepal will remain what they are now – Oli, Prachanda, Deuba or even President Bhandari.

On Camera

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.