EAM Jaishankar meets Italy’s counterpart during G7 foreign ministers’ meeting

November 27, 2024 9:32 AM

EAM Jaishankar meets Italy’s counterpart during G7 foreign ministers’ meeting

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday held a meeting with Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Fiuggi, Italy. "A warm meeting with DPM & FM @Antonio_Tajani of Italy today. Discussed opportunities in technology, innovation, clean energy, fertilizers, railways, and investments. Also exchanged perspectives on IMEC, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific. The recently announced Joint Strategic Action Plan guide...

Jaishankar inaugurates new chancery of Indian Embassy in Italy, highlights historical ties

November 25, 2024 10:32 AM

Jaishankar inaugurates new chancery of Indian Embassy in Italy, highlights historical ties

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday inaugurated the new Chancery of the Indian Embassy in Rome, Italy, and praised the historical ties between India and Italy. He noted that the two maritime nations offer a unique perspective to global affairs. Jaishankar emphasized that much of India's historical connections with Europe have been with Italy. "Our historical ties are very deep, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that a significant part of India's historical interaction wi...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

EAM Jaishankar addresses women’s safety concerns in Geneva

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...

Jaishankar says 75 percent of disengagement problems sorted out with China

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...

EAM Jaishankar, Qatar PM discuss taking forward bilateral ties

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...

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Australian counterpart ahead of Quad meeting

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,...

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

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...