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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier sent a formal invitation to Sidhu to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Reply to my letters, else will go to Kartarpur like ordinary devotee: Sidhu to MEA

Former Punjab minister also stressed that as a "law-abiding citizen" he prefers to visit Pakistan after Central government's approval.

07 Nov 2019 6:08 PM

'Good talk with Deputy Foreign Minister Ababu Namwamba of Kenya on our developmental cooperation and African partnership,' Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar meets Deputy Foreign Minister of Kenya, discusses development cooperation

India is a founding member of NAM, which is one of the largest gatherings of world leaders.

25 Oct 2019 4:22 PM

'In terms of our relationship, I am very confident that the relationship today is extremely strong,' Jaishankar said. (Photo: File)

Don't see any major difficulty in resolving trade disputes with US: Jaishankar

Tensions on the trade front between the two countries had emerged in June after Donald Trump revoked preferential trade privileges.

21 Oct 2019 8:20 PM

A six-year-old girl from Pakistan has been granted a visa for her medical treatment in India after BJP MP Gautam Gambhir's intervention. (Photo: File)

Gautam Gambhir helps 6-year-old Pakistani girl get medical visa

Gambhir had written to the External Affairs Ministry for medical visas to the Pakistani nationals on October 1.

20 Oct 2019 2:35 PM

The pacts signed after Modi-Hasina talks provided for deeper cooperation between the two countries in areas of water resources, youth affairs, culture, education and coastal surveillance. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate 3 projects, sign pacts after Delhi meet

One of the projects included import of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) from Bangladesh for distribution in the North Eastern states.

05 Oct 2019 3:10 PM

India would be a Southwestern power: EAM S Jaishankar

He said India would be a blend of the west and the developed world.

03 Oct 2019 12:12 PM

The government will fail in its duty if it does not take that call, Jaishankar said, adding that instructions given to the security forces have been to exercise extreme restraint. (Photo: File)

Scrapping of Art 370 'long awaited' step, 'right thing' to do: Jaishankar

Jaishankar told a Washington audience that he expects Pakistan to continue what it has been doing for the past several decades.

03 Oct 2019 8:46 AM

Jaishankar and Pompeo met at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department. (Photo: File)

EAM Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties, Kashmir with US counterpart Mike pompeo in Washington

They also discussed plans to advance free Indo-Pacific region following the successful Quadrilateral Consultations at UNGA.

03 Oct 2019 7:54 AM

External affairs minister S Jaishankar. (Photo: File)

Iran not disappointed: S Jaishankar rejects reports, expresses depth of ties

The US re-imposed sanctions on Iran last November, after Donald Trump pulled out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

02 Oct 2019 9:22 PM

Amid India's consistent growth as a potent power on global stage, the point was made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar before an influential Washington audience after a major foreign policy speech at a top US think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. (Photo: File)

India has 'good case' to become permanent member of the UNSC: Jaishankar

Jaishankar also said a UNSC without India affects the United Nation's credibility.

02 Oct 2019 8:42 AM

Rahul Gandhi tweeted: 'I hope it gets ironed out with your intervention. While you’re at it, do teach him a little bit about diplomacy.'(Photo: File)

In Rahul Gandhi’s ‘thank you’ to S Jaishankar, an attack on PM Modi

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, 'His fawning endorsement caused serious problems with the Democrats for India.'

01 Oct 2019 1:28 PM

Often the argumentation comes from people who have a viewpoint that we shouldn't have done anything about (Article) 370, Jaishankar said, adding he has a very little tolerance for that. (Photo: File)

'They are obsessed,' says Jaishankar questions bid to 'hyphenate' India with Pakistan

By that logic then, India should not do anything which would bring Pakistan into the conversation at all, Jaishankar said.

01 Oct 2019 8:45 AM

Jaishankar hailed warm relations overall with the United States but underlined India's differences with Trump's hawkish stance on Iran. (Photo: Twitter)

'Freedom of choice is ours': India on S-400 purchase from Russia

Last year, India agreed to buy five S-400 systems for USD 5.2 billion, and Russia has said that delivery is on track.

01 Oct 2019 8:37 AM

Addressing a mammoth crowd of more than 50,000 Indian-Americans in Houston on September 22, Modi said that India has connected well with Trump. (Photo: AFP | File)

'Don't misinterpret,' says Jaishankar on Modi's 'Trump sarkar' remark

Jaishankar strongly refuted notion that Modi used phrase to endorse Trump's candidature for his 2020 re-election campaign.

01 Oct 2019 8:27 AM

Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation but also for the very survival of the South Asian region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted after a SAARC meeting in New York which Pakistan boycotted when he was making his opening statement. (Photo: File)

'Terror elimination precondition for cooperation, survival': Jaishankar tweets after Pak boycott

S Jaishankar was among the first ministers to arrive for the SAARC Ministerial Meeting.

27 Sep 2019 8:49 AM

Qureshi arrived only after Jaishankar had left the room and said that his country will not engage with India "until and unless they lift the siege" in Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Pak's Qureshi skips Jaishankar's SAARC address, points to Kashmir

Jaishankar had, however, refused to comment on the absence of his Pakistani counterpart during his opening statement.

27 Sep 2019 8:36 AM

"Of course everyone wants to talk to their neighbour. The issue is, how do I talk to a country that is conducting terrorism and which frankly I would say follows a policy of implausible deniability," Jaishankar said. (Photo: File | ANI)

'They do it, only pretend they don't,' S Jaishankar comments on Pak terrorism

He said the issue for India was not whether it talks to Pakistan, but how it can talk to a country that is conducts terrorism.

26 Sep 2019 3:01 PM

Jaishankar said that socio-economic changes have taken place in the last five years in the country such as growth of awareness, literacy, changes in gender gap, skills and connectivity. (Photo: File)

India can't replicate China, has to invent its own path: S Jaishankar

Prior to the interactive session, Jaishankar met the Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries - Japan, Germany, Brazil.

26 Sep 2019 10:19 AM

Jaishankar said that the situation in the region has now stabilised and lots of restrictions have been rolled back including the operationalising of landlines and some mobile towers and resumption of economic activity. (Photo: File)

'Kashmir was in a mess before August 5': S Jaishankar on Article 370 move

MEA explained how Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India after the country gained freedom in 1947 and the drafting of Article 370.

26 Sep 2019 8:57 AM

Jaishankar, addressing a New York audience at cultural organization Asia Society, said when India decided to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, it drew a reaction from Pakistan. (Photo: File)

No problem talking to Pak but won't indulge 'terroristan': India

Jaishankar underlined that revoking Article 370 has no implications for India's external boundaries.

25 Sep 2019 12:10 PM

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