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Topic: 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.

EAM Jaishankar meets with Qatari PM. Energy, investment & people-to-people ties discussed

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Jaishankar retains MEA in Modi 3.0, will face challenges in neighbourhood, economic diplomacy

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Managing ties with neighbouring countries where China looms & using economic diplomacy to reach $5 trillion economy target by 2025 will be key challenges for external affairs minister.

In veiled dig at China, Jaishankar bats for more production centres, says need ‘trust & transparency’

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'Over-concentrations stemming from globalisation & use of economic coercion by states have put premium on resilience & redundancy,' said EAM in virtual address at Nikkei Asia 2024 Future of Asia Forum.

India bought Russian crude because ‘we wanted somebody to’, says US Ambassador Eric Garcetti

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said earlier this month that India was 'pressured' to not buy crude oil from Russia in light of sanctions imposed by US, EU.

Indian officials will be allowed to meet 17 crew members of seized ship soon, says Iran

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Assurance came during EAM Jaishankar’s telephonic call with his Iranian counterpart. Indian foreign minister also spoke with his Israeli counterpart.

‘If things were normal in Myanmar…’ — in Mizoram, Jaishankar says free movement scrapped as precaution

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India has security interests in Pannun case, probing info given by US, says Jaishankar

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Jaishankar visits Malaysia, discusses trade, defence, & education with counterpart

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As part of its outreach program, EAM also held a round-table meeting with the CEOs and leaders of industry.

Jaishankar visits Singapore to strengthen strategic partnership

ThePrint Team -
During the visit, EAM had several bilateral engagements with the leadership and senior Ministers of the Cabinet, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). 

New pathways to strengthen ties discussed during Jaishankar’s two-day visit to South Korea: MEA

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Talks focused on areas such as trade, investments, development, defense, and security, science and technology, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, said a statement by MEA.
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