Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to the Minister of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar, seeking urgent intervention for the release of fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy. Jaishankar will travel to Sri Lanka on Thursday in his first bilateral visit abroad in his second consecutive term in office. The four fishermen were arrested and their trawler… Continue reading "Stalin writes to MEA on arrest of fishermen"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has slammed the Congress and ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over the Katchatheevu island issue, saying ceding it to Sri Lanka resulted in the seizure, detention or apprehension of a large number of Indian fishermen and fishing vessels by the island nation. In a scathing attack on the Congress and the DMK, he said: “In… Continue reading "Katchatheevu: Jaishankar criticises Cong, DMK"
In a veiled dig at Maldives President Mohamad Muizzu, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that “big bullies don’t provide $4.5 billion aid” when neighbouring countries are in distress, in response to a question about whether India was being perceived as a “bully” in the region. Jaishankar’s remark came after Muizzu, in an indirect reference to India, said in… Continue reading "‘Big bullies don’t give $4.5 billion aid’: Jaishankar takes dig at Maldives"
Highlighting an escalation in the attacks on fishermen from Tamil Nadu on the increase of late, Chief Minister M K Stalin requested Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to direct the Indian mission in Sri Lanka to initiate urgent measures to repatriate the 25 fishermen and their boats apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday. The attacks had caused… Continue reading "Chief Minister writes to Jaishankar on fishermen’s arrest"
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with the families of the eight Indians detained in Qatar and stressed that the government is exploring every option to ensure their release and return. “Met this morning with the families of the 8 Indians detained in Qatar. Stressed that Government attaches the highest importance to the case. Fully share the concerns… Continue reading "Jaishankar meets families of 8 ex-Navy personnel facing death sentence in Qatar"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and discussed ways to further the bilateral ties, amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. “Good to be back here. And we, of course, had the prime minister here this summer. Thanks to the US for… Continue reading "Jaishankar, US Secretary Of State Hold Talks Amid India-Canada Row"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took the oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Rajya Sabha chamber in Parliament House. Jaishankar took the oath in English. This is his second term as a Rajya Sabha MP. He was first elected in 2019. Besides… Continue reading "Jaishankar and eight others take oath as Rajya Sabha members"
Three candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, were on Monday declared elected “uncontested” to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, officials said. Apart from Jaishankar, the other two BJP candidates elected to the Upper House of Parliament for a 6-year term are Kesridevsinh Jhala and Babubhai Desai. For the career diplomat-turned-politician, who was inducted… Continue reading "Three BJP candidates including S Jaishankar elected to Rajya Sabha"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met his Myanmar counterpart Than Swe and discussed expediting projects, especially the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway, and underlined the importance of ensuring peace and stability in the border areas. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Indonesia on Saturday on an official visit, also met Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. “Our discussions… Continue reading "Jaishankar, Thai, Myanmar Ministers discuss trilateral highway"
Indian economic growth cannot be built on Chinese efficiency and there is a need for businesses to stop looking for a “China fix”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday while strongly calling for boosting the domestic manufacturing sector. In an address at a book release event, Jaishankar said no major country in the world has sustained or enhanced… Continue reading "Indian economic growth cannot be built on Chinese efficiency: Jaishankar"