External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (File Photo/IANS)

Jaishankar assures help for Indians on quarantined Japan ship

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 […]

Former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo: IANS)

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 […]

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (File Photo/IANS)

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 […]

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

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 […]

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (Photo: IANS)

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, […]

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (File Photo/IANS)

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 […]