Topic: S. Jaishankar
India, US reaffirm ‘democratic traditions’, ties as Blinken sends message to China from Delhi
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sent a strong message to Beijing during his maiden visit to New Delhi Wednesday by meeting Ngodup Dongchung, representative of the Dalai Lama.
Jaishankar speaks to Iranian counterpart on evolving Afghan situation, bilateral issues
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had earlier held talks with Javad Zarif and called on Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during a stopover at Tehran on his way to Russia.
Due to Modi govt, Pakistan under lens of FATF, says Jaishankar at BJP virtual meeting
External Affairs Ministers Jaishankar also told BJP members that it was due to the government's efforts on global forums that sanctions were imposed on terrorists from Jaish & LeT.
Jaishanker meets his Bangladeshi counterpart, reaffirms commitment to strengthen cooperation
During his meeting with AK Abdul Momen, both sides also emphasised the need for resuming the activities of various joint mechanisms soon after the Covid scenario improves.
SCO must stop terror financing, combating terrorism its key purpose, says Jaishankar
In his address at an SCO meeting in Dushanbe, Jaishankar described the situation in Afghanistan as well as public health and economic recovery as pressing issues facing the region.
At UNSC, India exempted Taliban leaders from travel ban to stay relevant in Afghan crisis
Indian officials say they are keenly aware of situation in Afghanistan, especially amid US exit and Russia’s determination to mend fences with Pakistan, and thereby Taliban.
Georgia moved as Jaishankar brings home a 17th-century queen killed for refusing conversion
Relics belonging to St Queen Ketevan, excavated in Goa, were handed over by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to the Georgian government Friday.
India-Russia ties have contributed to global peace, security & stability, says Jaishankar
During his 3-day visit to Russia, Jaishankar said he reviewed the progress on broad-ranging cooperation on space, nuclear, energy and defence sectors with counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
India, China not in nuclear arms race, got them with different objectives: Jaishankar in Moscow
Addressing a think tank in Moscow, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Ladakh standoff has ‘disturbed’ the foundation of India-China ties in the past year.
Need to utilise capabilities across the world to deal with Covid pandemic, says Jaishankar
Addressing a virtual session with former British PM Tony Blair at India Global Forum, Jaishankar emphasised on the need for international collaboration to deal with global challenges.
Cybersecurity breaches are on the rise. What can we do to become more resilient?
Effective collaboration between private and public sector leaders is key to ensuring a nation is cyber resilient. They must take a proactive stance.
Modi govt defers sale of 2 public sector banks to next financial year due to delays
Finance ministry is yet to finalise modalities to seek approval in Parliament for the sale, which leaves little time for the process to be completed this year.
Defence
IAF chief Bhadauria speaks to UAE counterpart on ways to strengthen ties between two forces
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria’s two-day 'goodwill visit' to the middle-eastern country comes nearly 8 months after the Chief of Army Staff General Naravane travelled to the country.
Why Mizoram vs Assam is a BJP project to ‘integrate’ northeast gone wrong
Assam-Mizoram violence is an outcome of BJP trying too hard to ‘integrate’ distinct northeastern states. This has unleashed latent regionalism.