President Droupadi Murmu shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling booth during the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu, Union ministers S. Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, were … Read more
File image of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and reviewed the advancement of the US-India partnership in the four years of the outgoing Biden administration. “Delighted to meet @SecBlinken yesterday [Thursday] evening … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in New Delhi on Sunday (December 15, 2024) | Photo Credit: ANI Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday held “fruitful” discussions with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, shortly after kick-starting a three-day visit to India. … Read more
New Delhi: There is a strong possibility of India-Russia bilateral trade attaining the $100 billion target by 2030, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. The minister also called for addressing impediments of non-tariff barriers and regulatory bottlenecks to correct the bilateral trade imbalance, currently heavily in favour of Russia due to oil imports … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday (November 2, 2024) that friendships are “not exclusive”, particularly in a multi-polar world. In his address at a book launch in New Delhi, the Minister also said India is today positioning itself as a “Vishwamitra” and “we seek to be friends with as many as possible”. OPINION … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Thailand Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa during a meeting in New Delhi on July 12, 2024. File | Photo Credit: PTI Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar in Delhi on November 2, 2024, as part of his soon-to-begin … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attends the IBSA Foreign Minister’s meeting on UNGA79 sidelines, in New York on Thursday (September 26, 2024). | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his BRICS counterparts to affirm its role in a multipolar world. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 79th session … Read more
President of Maldivian Democratic Party Abdulla Shahid. File | Photo Credit: AP The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has welcomed President Mohammad Muizzu-led government’s “sudden recalibration” of its India policy and said Male has always been confident that India will always be the first responder any time the Maldives “dials an international 911″. Abdulla Shahid, president … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa attend a press conference at a Quad Ministerial Meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan July 29, 2024.. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) has additional responsibilities of … Read more
EAM Jaishankar was received at the Airport by Chief of Protocol HE Mr Ibrahim Fakhroo. Photo: X/@IndEmbDoha External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Doha on June 30 on a day-long official visit during which he will hold talks with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani with a focus on exploring ways … Read more