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August 24, 2023 7:17 AM

EAM Dr. S Jaishankar & Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov exchange views on bilateral and international issues

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have exchanged views on bilateral and international issues. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. They exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and international issues, interaction within the UN, G20 and BRICS. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said, he is pleased to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia on the sidelines of t...

August 21, 2023 5:03 PM

EAM Dr S Jaishankar along with eight others take oath as Members of Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar along with eight other newly elected Members of Rajya Sabha today took oath. They were administered the oath by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in Parliament House. Nagendra Ray, Kesridevsinh Digvijaysinh Jhala, Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai of BJP and Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Sukhendu Shekhar Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik and Samirul Islam of TMC took the oath....

August 11, 2023 10:41 AM

EAM Dr S Jaishankar met UK Minister of State Tom Tugendhat in Delhi on Thursday

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met UK Minister of State Tom Tugendhat in Delhi yesterday. Dr Jaishankar said in a tweet that they discussed how India and the United Kingdom could make their partnership more contemporary and productive. He added that the current global scenario offers many opportunities to develop India-UK ties. ...

August 7, 2023 12:17 PM

EAM Dr. S Jaishankar says Narendra Modi government is committed to secure the borders and develop border areas

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today said the Narendra Modi government is committed to secure the borders and develop border areas. Briefing media in New Delhi on border infrastructure and connectivity, the Minister said quality infrastructure is being developed for the armed forces. He stressed that the Indian military has been able to counter Chinese movement better after 2014. Dr. Jaishankar said that India is in talks with Bhutan on the Rail connectivity between Bhutan and Assa...

August 4, 2023 7:58 PM

EAM Jaishankar holds meeting with Venezuela's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez in Delhi

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar held a meeting with Venezuela's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez in New Delhi. They exchanged perspectives on the global situation and noted cooperation in multilateral domain. In a tweet, Dr Jaishankar said they spoke about their respective approaches to development challenges, and underlined the importance of business collaboration for mutual benefit....

August 4, 2023 5:09 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets his Honduras counterpart Enrique Reina

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar met his Honduras counterpart Enrique Reina in New Delhi on Friday. In a tweet, Dr. Jaishankar said they discussed the shared development challenges in health, energy and digital domains. They welcomed the strong interest in expanding trade and technology partnership. The External Affairs Minister said he is looking forward to greater collaboration bilaterally and via Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, SICA and the UN. Dr. ...

August 3, 2023 2:08 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says through G20 presidency Govt aims to make world ready for India & India ready for world

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has said that the government's motive is to use the G20 presidency to make the world ready for India, and India ready for the world. Addressing the Think20 or T20 Summit at Mysuru in Karnataka through video conferencing, he said, the India that you see in 2023 is a very different India than what it was in 2014. External Affairs Minister said India has adopted an unconventional approach to its Presidency, making it much more connected with people...

August 3, 2023 1:14 PM

Bilateral trade between India & LAC countries surges to 50 billion dollar in Fiscal Year 2022-23, informs EAM Dr. S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today informed that bilateral trade between India and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries has surged to 50 billion dollar in the Fiscal Year 2022-23. Addressing the ninth Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India-LAC Conclave in New Delhi, he also acknowledge the role of Indian companies in this bilateral growth and lauded them for their strong presence in various sectors including Agriculture, Energy, Information Technology, Pharmaceutic...

July 28, 2023 7:00 PM

India is today a First Responder to disaster situations & provider of relief & assistance to many in distress: EAM Dr. S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today said, the Government aims to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make India a leader in democratising technology, a trusted geography, and an important part of global supply chains. He said, there is growing interest among partners and business leaders to be part of India’s growth story. Sharing his statement on Twitter, the Minister said he had sought to apprise Parliament and the people of India of some important developments pe...

July 28, 2023 8:11 AM

India & Japan review progress in Special Strategic & Global Partnership; look for collaboration in critical & emerging technologies

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa reviewed the progress made in the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The 15th India-Japan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue was held in New Delhi last evening. The Ministers engaged in comprehensive discussions covering a wide range of issues of bilateral, regional, and global significance. They highlighted the importance of further strengthening India-Japan partnership ...