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September 22, 2026 12:27 PM

EAM Jaishankar discusses regional, global issues with foreign counterparts on margins of UNGA session

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed regional and global issues with his foreign counterparts as he held a series of bilateral meetings on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. Jaishankar arrived in New York City on Sunday, leading the Indian delegation for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. His engagements on Monday commenced with a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. “Our regular meetings and telecons enable us to maintain the ...

September 21, 2026 11:56 PM

Jaishankar holds talks with French, Ecuadorian counterparts in New York

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate meetings with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Roberto Kury in New York ahead of major United Nations deliberations. In a post on X, Jaishankar said his regular meetings and teleconferences with Barrot help maintain the momentum of the India-France Special Global Strategic Partnership. The two ministers discussed regional and global developments, including the Ukraine and Gulf crises, besides...

October 8, 2025 11:07 AM

Ecuador president’s motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks, five detained

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his car was attacked by a crowd throwing rocks on Tuesday, in what a top minister said was an assassination attempt that had left signs of bullet damage on the vehicle. Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano, who filed a formal report of an assassination attempt on the president, said five people were detained after Noboa's motorcade surrounded by around 500 protesters throwing stones. Noboa's office said those arrested would be proc...

April 6, 2024 1:11 PM

Mexico’s foreign minister announces suspension of ties with Ecuador

Mexico’s foreign minister on Friday (April 5) announced the immediate suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador just after Ecuadorean authorities seized former Vice President Jorge Glas from the Mexican embassy in Quito. Glas, convicted twice for corruption, had been holed up in the embassy in Quito since seeking political asylum in December, a request Mexico granted earlier on Friday. Police forcefully entered Mexico's embassy in Quito before making the arrest, Mexican President An...