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TopicS. Jaishankar

Topic: S. Jaishankar

Modi govt is facing the heat in Parliament — from BJP MPs

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Donald Trump says India’s high tariff on US goods is unacceptable and must be withdrawn

US president Donald Trump's tweet comes ahead of his meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

Does Pompeo calling Iran, not Pakistan, the biggest terror sponsor undermine India’s stand?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an address with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, called Iran the world's largest state sponsor of terror.

India resists US pressure on S-400 in Pompeo-Jaishankar meet, gives in on Iran oil

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Wednesday, and the two showcased an easy camaraderie at the press briefing.

26 days on, Nirmala Sitharaman still hasn’t taken charge at corporate affairs ministry

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Terror, H1B visas, trade & Iran: Jaishankar will meet Pompeo with a ‘positive attitude’

Mike Pompeo's visit to India comes ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit

How capable is India’s foreign policy — IFS officers cover the base but MEA needs fixing

India is relatively strong at the level of individual competence but weak at the organisational and systemic levels.

External affairs minister Jaishankar to get Manoj Sinha’s Tughlak Road residence

Manoj Sinha, who was telecom minister in the previous Narendra Modi government, lost the Lok Sabha election from UP's Ghazipur constituency.

Freethought, politics & love: Charting Nirmala Sitharaman & S Jaishankar’s JNU days

Modi Cabinet colleagues Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar will receive JNU's first-ever distinguished alumni award later this year.

Why the new Modi Model is the old Gujarat Model raised to the power of 3 super-bureaucrats

Modi’s new PMO resembles the US President’s Executive Office. It appears like the old Gujarat Model but has talent he trusts from outside the BJP.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.