No joint statement at Foreign Minister’s meeting, says S. Jaishankar

No joint statement at Foreign Minister’s meeting, says S. Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar while addressing the media after the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Sushma Sawaraj Bhawan in New Delhi on March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI During a press conference on G20 outcomes, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that G20 has arrived at a consensus on many important issues, and has […]

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Derisking global economy a key concern of G20: EAM Jaishankar

Derisking global economy a key concern of G20: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: PTI The major concern of G20 would be to find ways of derisking the global economy, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Sunday. Delivering a talk here on India’s year-long G20 Presidency, Mr. Jaishankar said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has tried to […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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Israeli ambassador reveals antisemitic messages received after The Kashmir Files controversy

Israeli ambassador reveals antisemitic messages received after The Kashmir Files controversy

Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon. | Photo Credit: Twitter@NaorGilon Crude antisemitic messages were sent to the Israeli envoy Naor Gilon after Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who was invited to chair the jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, described The Kashmir Files, a film directed by Vivek Agnihotri about […]

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Morning Digest | Jaishankar to meet Manturov, Lavrov in Moscow; Centre amends Electoral Bond scheme to open fresh one-week sales window, and more

Morning Digest | Jaishankar to meet Manturov, Lavrov in Moscow; Centre amends Electoral Bond scheme to open fresh one-week sales window, and more

In his first visit since the Ukraine war, Jaishankar to meet Manturov and Lavrov in Moscow External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, during his first visit to Russia since the war in Ukraine began, and amidst […]

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Morning Digest | Mallikarjun Kharge to officially take charge as Congress president today; UNSC members to pay tributes at Mumbai 26/11 memorial on Friday, and more

Morning Digest | Mallikarjun Kharge to officially take charge as Congress president today; UNSC members to pay tributes at Mumbai 26/11 memorial on Friday, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day. A select list of stories to read before you start your day. Mallikarjun Kharge to officially take charge as Congress president today A day before formally taking charge as the Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday called on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]

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India willing to do whatever it can to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: S. Jaishankar in New Zealand

India willing to do whatever it can to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: S. Jaishankar in New Zealand

External Affairs Minister also talked about India’s aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council External Affairs Minister also talked about India’s aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister […]

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PM Modi’s remarks to Russian President Putin at SCO consistent with India’s position on Ukraine war: Jaishankar

PM Modi’s remarks to Russian President Putin at SCO consistent with India’s position on Ukraine war: Jaishankar

EAM Jaishankar told India would reflect its views on Russia’s referendum in areas of Ukraine that it has occupied at the UN in New York EAM Jaishankar told India would reflect its views on Russia’s referendum in areas of Ukraine that it has occupied at the UN in New York Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks […]

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‘Wait and See’: Jaishankar on India’s position on Russian referendums in occupied Ukrainian territory

‘Wait and See’: Jaishankar on India’s position on Russian referendums in occupied Ukrainian territory

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was non-committal on where India stood with regard to so-called ‘referendums’ Russia has organised in four occupied regions in Ukraine. When asked whether the so called referenda aid the cause of peace and conform to the U.N. Charter principles that India stood by as per his ddress to the United […]

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