New Delhi: S. Jaishankar will be undertaking a visit to Bahrain, UAE and Seychelles from November 24 to 29 in what will be the Indian Foreign Minister’s visit to West Asia and Western Indian Ocean since the pandemic. During the visit he will be meeting his counterparts and also the top leadership of these countries. … Read more
NEW DELHI: India did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which formally came into vogue last weekend because Indian concerns were not addressed, emphasised Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. “We took a call given that the way (RCEP) is currently, that it is not in our interest to enter this agreement as it would … Read more
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday exuded confidence that ties between India and the US will expand further under Joe Biden‘s administration, noting that he was part of the period when bilateral relations underwent a radical transformation. “As vice president, we dealt with him. I happened to be the ambassador during the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India and Latin American economic major Chile on Friday deliberated upon expanding their Preferential Trade Agreement and creating Joint Business Council to promote multi-faceted business and trade links as Delhi hopes to expand its Indo-Pacific construct. These decisions were arrived at the first Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) between India and Chile was held … Read more
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Tokyo to attend the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad — India, Japan, Australia and US — but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department has said. Pompeo was scheduled to visit Japan, Mongolia … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday hit out at Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issues at a virtual meeting of multilateral grouping CICA, and advised Islamabad to cease its “overt and covert” support to cross-border terrorism. In a sharp reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan has misused another forum by continuing its “spurious narrative” … Read more
New Delhi: The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) will meet in Moscow on Thursday, in what could act a confidence building measure (CBM) to reduce the current Sino-Indian tensions and set the stage for a bilateral meeting between S Jaishankar and Wang Yi, also at the Russian capital. While all eyes are … Read more
The ties between India and China are “extremely consequential” for both the countries and the rest of the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, observing that it was important for the two sides to reach some kind of “understanding or equilibrium”. In an interactive session at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Jaishankar … Read more
New Delhi: As many as 1,095 look out circulars have been deleted and 630 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat have left India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. On the issue of foreign Tablighi Jamaat members stuck in India for violating visa rules and pandemic restrictions, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the … Read more
NEW DELHI: A transformation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the region. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar highlighted application of progressive laws, delivery of social justice, empowerment and support for vulnerable sections … Read more