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September 16, 2024 6:37 PM

MEA got request to impound Prajwal Revanna’s passport only on May 21: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has disclosed that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received a request to impound the passport of Janata Dal Secular MP Prajwal Revanna, who fled to Germany last month amid allegations of sexual assault, only on May 21. The ministry acted promptly upon receiving the request from the Karnataka government, initiating the necessary legal procedures. Revanna is facing a probe by a Special Investigative Team (SIT) constituted by the Karnataka government ...

May 15, 2024 12:21 PM

“Don’t think people should take narrow view of it”: Jaishankar on US sanction warning after Chabahar Port deal

A day after the US warned of “potential risk of sanctions” after India inked a 10-year agreement for running the Chabahar Port in Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that the project will benefit the entire region and people should not take a “narrow view” of it. He also pointed out that the US itself had appreciated the larger relevance of Chabahar in the past. The EAM was speaking at an interaction after the launch of the Bangla edition of his book ‘Why Bharat M...

September 16, 2024 6:07 PM

Jaishankar takes swipe at Western Media, says-countries that go to court to decide poll results giving us ‘gyan’

Slamming the Western media over the "negative" coverage of Indian elections, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the countries which "have to go to court for deciding election results" are giving "gyan" on conducting polls. Taking a swipe, he said the Western countries "feel" they have influenced the world for the last 200 years, so they are not able to give up their "old habits so easily." The EAM was speaking at an interaction after the launch of the Bangla edition of his book 'W...

May 13, 2024 3:33 PM

“PoJK was, is and always will be part of India”: EAM Jaishankar amid ongoing protests in Muzaffarabad

Amid the intensified protest against the Pakistan government in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reiterated India's stand on merging the illegally occupied region and said that "one day we will end the illegal occupation of the POK and the POK will join with India." "These days, a lot of things are going on at the POK. You must have seen some incidents happening there. Now, Modi government, we are very clear on this. Parliament's resolution, ...

May 10, 2024 6:10 PM

India, Moldova sign agreement for visa waiver on diplomatic and official passports

India and Moldova on Friday signed an agreement allowing holders of diplomatic and official passports from either country to travel to the other without requiring a visa. "This Agreement will add further momentum to the friendly and cordial relations between the two countries," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release. Diplomatic relations between India and Moldova were established on March 20, 1992. According to the MEA, the ties between India and Moldova are “warm, stable a...

May 10, 2024 1:47 PM

Jaishankar expresses confidence in India-EU partnership growing further

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed confidence that the partnership between India and the European Union (EU) will continue to grow in the times ahead, emphasizing the consequential nature of their ties not only for the two sides but also for the world. Jaishankar, along with his wife Kyoko Jaishankar, attended the Europe Day celebrations in Delhi on Tuesday, where he praised the deeper economic ties, stronger technology cooperation, and increased people-to-people connect between I...

May 10, 2024 9:29 AM

EAM Jaishankar says, India-European Union relationship consequential for world also

Describing the relationship between India and the European Union as "consequential for the world as well," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the EU is not only "our largest economic partner," but the ties run "very deep, spanning many domains." Extending felications to EU's Ambassador to India, Herve Delphin, Jaishankar said, "I think today the relationship between India and the European Union is not only consequential for each one of us but also for the world as well. The EU is our l...

April 24, 2024 9:24 AM

Jaishankar says, ‘Modi’s guarantee doesn’t stop at Indian borders, it’s global’

Stressing that the security of Indians based or settled overseas, especially in conflict zones, was paramount for the government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said 'Modi's guarantee' doesn't stop at the country's borders. Addressing a forum for nationalist thinkers in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the External Affairs Minister said, "Modi's guarantee doesn't stop at the borders of India. Modi's guarantee is global." Invoking the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts that necessitated diplo...

April 18, 2024 5:20 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets UN Assistance Mission Chief, discusses current situation in Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed pleasure at welcoming Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), to New Delhi on Thursday. In a post on X, Jaishankar said that he and Otunbayeva discussed the present situation in Afghanistan and exchanged viewpoints. The External Affairs Minister also highlighted that India has provided essential aid to Afghanistan, including wheat, medicines, pesticides, and school supplies. ...

April 4, 2024 1:12 PM

US questioned on silence over arrests of Pakistani opposition leaders while being vocal on similar cases in India

The spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, Mathew Miller, found himself in a tight spot during a press briefing on Wednesday, when a journalist questioned the State Department’s vocal response to the arrest of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal while remaining silent on the arrests of Pakistani opposition leaders. Miller declined to equate both cases, saying that the US prioritizes upholding the rule of law and human rights for all Pakistani citizens. "I would not agree with that c...