Jaishankar

US special envoy for Afghanistan Khalilzad holds talks with Jaishankar, Doval

11:48 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Afghan sides should ensure that Afghanistan‘s territory must not be used by any terror group against any country, the US said on Tuesday soon after its special envoy for the Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad held extensive talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here. Indian government sources said Khalilzad appreciated India’s participation in the opening […]

Military talks with China have no link with "any extraneous issue": India

Galwan Valley incident will have serious impact on bilateral ties: India to China

9:06 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: India on Wednesday delivered a strong message to China that the “unprecedented” incident in the Galwan Valley will have a “serious impact” on the bilateral relationship and held the “pre-meditated” action by Chinese army directly responsible for the violence that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead. In a telephonic conversation, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Wi […]

India to evacuate its nationals from Wuhan: Jaishankar

8:22 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi/Vadodara: With more than 100 people dead in China due to the Coronavirus and the infection showing no signs of letting up, India is planning to evacuate Indians, mostly students, stuck in Wuhan, the epicentre of the viral outbreak, even as the Union health minister on Tuesday said there is no confirmed case in […]

‘Gandhi would have liked Indians to focus on tackling issue of climate change’

12:47 pm October 3, 2019

Washington: Mahatma Gandhi would have liked Indians to focus on the issue of climate change, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that the fight against this global challenge is much larger than just renewable energy and involves a virtual overhaul of the lifestyle. In his remarks at an event to mark the 150th […]

No problem talking to Pakistan but cannot talk to ‘Terroristan’: Jaishankar

2:18 pm September 25, 2019

New York: India has no problem talking to Pakistan but it has a problem talking to “Terroristan”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here, asserting that Islamabad has created an entire industry of terrorism to deal with the Kashmir issue. Jaishankar, addressing a New York audience at cultural organization Asia Society Tuesday, said when India […]