New Delhi: With two Indians confirmed to have been infected with the deadly coronavirus aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Yokohama in Japan, the Centre on Thursday has assured all assistance. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the Indian embassy in Tokyo was providing assistance to the […]
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Sidhu seeks govt clearance to attend Kartarpur opening
Chandigarh: After accepting an invite from Pakistan, former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday sought government clearance, including from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan. The ceremony is scheduled three days before the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of […]
Don’t view Kashmir issue through communal lens: Jaishankar
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Kashmir issue should not be seen through a communal lens as the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, one of the leading Islamic organisations in India, had backed the changes there, and the fact that India’s relations with the Muslim nations of the Gulf have seen an upward trajectory in the […]
No talks on Art 370 with Pak, only on terror: EAM
New Delhi: Virtually ruling out talks on Kashmir with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that revocation of Article 370 is purely an internal issue and the only issue India would discuss with Pakistan is of terrorism. To a question on talking Kashmir with Pakistan, he said: “370 is not a bilateral […]
Expect to have physical jurisdiction over PoK someday: EAM
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said that most of the international community understands its position on abolition of special status for Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that New Delhi expects to have “physical jurisdiction” over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) someday, since it is a part of India. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, while addressing a press […]
Pak to remain challenge till it addresses terror ‘successfully’: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India on Tuesday made it clear that Pakistan will remain a “unique challenge” until it “successfully” addresses the problem of cross-border terrorism and “becomes a normal neighbour”. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, while addressing a press conference on 100 days of Modi government’s second term, said immediate neighbourhood remains a priority for India, […]
India dismisses Imran’s NYT piece on looming N-war on Kashmir
Brussels: “Didn’t have the time to read it”, is how Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar dismissed the vitriolic opinion piece written by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the NYT where he has threatened the world with the spectre of a nuclear war over Kashmir. In an interview with POLITICO in Brussels, Jaishankar has […]
Open to discussing ‘other issues’ with Pak: Jaishankar
Brussels: Ahead of Pakistan raking up the Kashmir issue at the European Parliament on Monday, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini and conveyed that India is open to discussing “other outstanding issues bilaterally with Pakistan” in an atmosphere free of terror and violence. “Glad to meet EU High […]
Ladakh UT involves Chinese territory, Wang told Jaishankar
Beijing (2 MIN READ): China, whose forces regularly intrude into Ladakh, stuck to its opposition to the creation of Ladakh Union Territory, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi telling his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar that the move “involves Chinese territory”. Wang told Jaishankar that the Indian government’s announcement of the establishment of the Ladakh Union […]
Jaishankar skips BRICS meet, Gen VK Singh to attend
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has cancelled his visit to Rio de Janeiro to attend the two-day meeting of BRICS’ foreign ministers due to “parliamentary commitments” and instead Minister of State General (retd) V.K. Singh, a former junior minister with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), will attend. The July 25-26 meeting is […]