Jaishankar

October 17, 2024 9:59 AM

No discussions on reviving India-Pakistan cricket ties during Jaishankar’s Islamabad visit: Sources

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad for the SCO Council meeting saw no discussions on the resumption of cricket ties between India and Pakistan, according to sources. India has not played any cricket in Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup, due to strained relations arising from issues related to terrorism. The last bilateral series between the two countries was held in India from December 2012 to January 2013. Since then, India and Pakistan have only faced each other in I...

October 16, 2024 3:01 PM

EAM Jaishankar highlights ‘three evils’ of terrorism at SCO Summit, takes subtle dig at Pakistan

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday highlighted cross-border terrorism, extremism, and separatism as key obstacles to trade, travel, and regional cooperation. Speaking at the 23rd Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government, the foreign minister took a veiled dig at Pakistan, saying that such activities across borders impede trade, energy flows and connectivity. Jaishankar also criticized unilateral connectivity projects, indirectly ref...

September 26, 2024 3:52 PM

EAM Jaishankar highlights global governance reforms at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New York

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed important aspects of global governance reform in the second G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Wednesday, which took place on the margins the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting, chaired by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, was attended by several leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, General Assembly President Philemon Yang, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Jaishankar emphasized India's...

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

EAM Jaishankar addresses women’s safety concerns in Geneva

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised significant concerns about women's safety and crimes against women while addressing the Indian diaspora in Geneva on Friday. During his speech, he highlighted the recent tragic incident at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, where a second-year postgraduate medical student was raped and murdered on August 9. Jaishankar quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reflections on societal attitudes towards women, questioning whether similar precautions are extende...

September 16, 2024 3:24 PM

Jaishankar says 75 percent of disengagement problems sorted out with China

Highlighting the progress on border talks with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that 75 percent of disengagement problems with Beijing are sorted out, however, the two nations still have some things to do. Jaishankar also underlined how India and China never had an easy relationship in the past. "We did not have an easy relationship in the past. What happened in 2020 was in violation of multiple agreements, the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Contr...

September 9, 2024 3:16 PM

EAM Jaishankar, Qatar PM discuss taking forward bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The two leaders discussed taking forward bilateral ties. The two leaders had earlier held a meeting in Doha in June. The two leaders had held talks on strengthening bilateral ties across various sectors and addressing key regional challenges. Jaishankar conveyed warm greetings and wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Qatar Amir Amir, Tamim bin Ha...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Australian counterpart ahead of Quad meeting

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong shortly before the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and talked about intensifying the bilateral ties between the two nations. Jaishankar said that he and Wong also discussed deepening practical cooperation across the Indo-Pacific. In a post on X, he said, "A great start this morning meeting Australian FM @SenatorWong in Tokyo. Spoke about further steps to intensify our bilateral ties including in security,...

July 16, 2024 9:18 PM

“India truly proud to be partner of Mauritius in its journey towards modernity, progress”: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed India's consistent and continued support for Mauritius in its quest for progress, and expressed pride in being a partner of Mauritius in its journey towards modernity. EAM Jaishankar is on a two-day official visit to Mauritius. He made the remarks at the inauguration of projects and the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mauritius in Port Louis, in the presence of Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. Th...

June 21, 2024 3:56 PM

Jaishankar hails Australia’s assistance in delivering Indian supplies to Papua New Guinea

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday expressed gratitude to Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Penny Wong for coordinating with India in delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) assistance to the landslide affected-Enga Province in Papua New Guinea. EAM Jaishankar said that the India-Australia is delivering the HADR assistance in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier today, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Penny Wong said that Australia is coordinati...

September 16, 2024 6:36 PM

Fire Tragedy in Kuwait: Situation will be clear the moment we reach there”: MoS Kirti Vardhan

Before leaving for Kuwait to oversee assistance of Indians injured in the devastating fire and to ensure the repatriation of the mortal remains of those killed, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that some of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition. And the rest of the situation will be clear the moment we reach there. Speaking at the Delhi Airport before flying for Kuwait, the MoS said, "We had a meeting last evening with the Prime Minister, that...