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New Delhi [India], Decemeber 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the deadly terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, which left more than 15 people dead during a gathering to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, "Just spoke to Australian Foreign Minister @SenatorWong. Conveyed our deepest condolences about the Bondi Beach terrorist attack and offered our fullest support." Jaishankar/ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, and conveyed India's condolences over Sydney's Bondi Beach terror attack, in which 15 innocent people were killed. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar said, "Just spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Conveyed our deepest condolences about the Bondi Beach terrorist attack and offered our fullest support." According to police, the Pakistani-origin fat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting a copy of the Bhagavad Gita to Russian President Vladimir Putin, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday said that the Gita represents the heritage of universal truth and that the Prime Minister is an ambassador of Sanatan Dharma and Indian culture. Speaking outside Parliament, Kangana Ranaut said, "The Gita is the heritage of universal truth. Our Prime Minister is the ambassador of Sanatan Dharma and Indian culture. ...Read More >
Shivamogga: Union minister for heavy industries and steel, HD Kumaraswamy, who on Sunday participated in the state-level Bhagavad Gita Abhiyana 2025 Maha-Samarapana at Freedom Park (Allama Maidan) in Shivamogga, said he will discuss with the central education minister about introducing Bhagavad Gita as a part of the curriculum in schools, colleges, and universities."Not just in schools and colleges, Bhagavad Gita should be taught at all levels of education. I will bring this to the notice of the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday in the national capital and expressed optimism ahead of the discussions between the two leaders. In a post on X, he said, "Welcome my friend FM @SenatorWong to India. Look forward to our discussions." Earlier today the Australian minister visited Humayun's Tomb and saw the exhibition- Songlines: Tracking the seven sisters exhibition at Humayun's Tomb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Aide to Russian President and the Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolay Patrushev arrived in India and held talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Russian Embassy in India said on Monday. In a post on X, the Russian Embassy mentioned that Patrushev held talks with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and India's National Maritime Security Coordinator Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta. "Aide to the President of #Russia & Chair ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Dozens of Indian pilgrims were feared dead after a bus was in a collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said. The bus with 46 people onboard was travelling from Mecca to Medina when the incident happened on a highway, Gaurav Uppal, a senior official of Telangana state, told The Associated Press. "Around 45 people from Telangana are feared dead in the accident, while one person is injured," said Uppal, who ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) began its meeting on Monday, discussing India's role in global tech diplomacy and digital governance. In the meeting, representatives of the MEA will brief on the subject "India's Role in Global Tech Diplomacy, Digital governance, Outer Space diplomacy, AI and emerging innovations". Also Read | AI Tools and Advanced Scientific Research To Play Key Role in Ganga Rejuvenation, Say ...Read More >
India on Tuesday dispatched 40 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) material to Jamaica and Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, reaffirming New Delhi's commitment to stand by its Global South partners in times of crisis. An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying 20 tonnes each of relief supplies for the two Caribbean nations took off from New Delhi this morning. The consignment includes Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube field hospitals, food and daily utility items, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in New Delhi on Tuesday, with talks focused on strengthening Strategic Partnership across various sectors and also developments in the region, including the Gaza Peace Plan. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar stated, "An excellent meeting with FM Gideon Sa'ar of Israel today in New Delhi. Productive discussions on strengthening our Strategic Partnership across vari ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) India and Israel on Tuesday explored ways to build a global approach of "zero tolerance" to combat terrorism and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, infrastructure and connectivity even as New Delhi hoped that the US-brokered Gaza peace plan will bring durable peace to the region. The issues figured in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar that came as the two sides are looking at the possibility of a visit to Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani on Monday expressed his nation's commitment to deepen cooperation with India, stating that he is looking forward to holding discussions that yield tangible outcomes with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar during his ongoing India visit. In his opening remarks at the 5th India-Bahrain High Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi on Monday, Alzayani stated that promoting regional peace will be a ke ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Echoing India's longstanding call for peace, dialogue, and mutual respect in the Middle East, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani on Monday called for all parties to exercise restraint and fully comply with ceasefire obligations in Gaza. In his opening remarks at the 5th India-Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC) meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Alzayani said the recently adopted Gaza peace plan presents a "unique opp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia has strongly called for settlement of disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, in a veiled message to Beijing over its increasingly aggressive military posturing in the South China Sea. The EAS said this in a declaration at the end of its annual summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the gathering. Apart from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia ...Read More >
KUALA LUMPUR: India has called for stronger regional maritime cooperation with Asean. The country has also called for zero tolerance on terrorism which poses a continuous and corrosive threat. "Our commitment to furthering maritime cooperation remains strong, in line with the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and our shared commitment to the 1982 UNCLOS. 2026 will be observed as the Asean-India year of maritime cooperation. "Notably, more nations have joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative ...Read More >
India has already supported the Gaza peace plan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to President Donald Trump on October 9, lending his support to the peace plan. Hours after he met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the Trump administration, saying energy trade is becoming "increasingly constricted", "principles are applied selectively and what is preached is not necessarily practised". His remarks at the East A ...Read More >
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Malaysia on Monday, as the two countries push trade talks and ease tensions over Washington's punishing tariffs. Few details were released, but Rubio's meeting with Jaishankar is the highest-level contact since the US imposed sanctions last week on Russian oil companies, a key source of India's crude supplies. Jaishankar posted a photograph on social media showing him smiling and shaking h ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Monday flagged serious concerns over increasingly "constricted" energy trade, selective application of norms and market access issues, in remarks that came against the backdrop of its frosty ties with the US over its procurement of Russian crude oil. In an address at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that the world must adopt a policy of "zero tolerance" towards terrorism as the right of defence against the menace can neve ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Monday flagged serious concerns over increasingly "constricted" energy trade, selective application of norms and market access issues, in remarks that came against the backdrop of its frosty ties with the US over its procurement of Russian crude oil. In an address at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that the world must adopt a policy of "zero tolerance" towards terrorism as the right of defence against the menace can neve ...Read More >
'Greater Bangladesh' is a concept championed by Dhaka-based Islamist outfit "Sultanat-e-Bangla". This map of Bangladesh includes India's entire Northeast region, West Bengal, and parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, as well as Myanmar's Arakan state. The distorted map first surfaced in April 2025 after it was displayed at an exhibition at the University of Dhaka held on Pohela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year in April. Also Read | S Jaishankar says Islamist group 'Saltanat-e-Bangla', backed by Tur ...Read More >
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that expanding strategic ties with Pakistan will not negatively impact relations with India. He emphasized a pragmatic foreign policy, noting that partnerships with one nation do not preclude them with another. The US is seeking to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan but those ties don't come at the expense of Washington's relations with India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Just like India has ties with countries that the US doesn't, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 26: Senior vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference and former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil today said that the cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections has created uncertainty in J&K's political landscape, and it has now become the moral and political duty of Omar Abdullah to seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly. Vakil said that although Omar Abdullah claims his MLAs are intact, he must reveal the names of those MLAs who voted for the BJP and helped them sec ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held talks with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow to boost cooperation between the two South Asian countries. The meeting focused on enhancing their Strategic Partnership. In a post on X, he said, "A first meeting with Thai FM Sihasak Phuangketkeowin Kuala Lumpur today. Look forward to working together to take forward our Strategic Partnership." Jaishankar on Sunday held a "very useful" meeting with ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN nations, and reaffirmed that the Association of South East Asian Nations is a major pillar of India's Act East Policy. "The 21st century is our century, the century of India and ASEAN," PM Modi said in his virtual address to the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, stressing the deep-rooted historical, cultural, and civilizational bonds. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually attend the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit on Sunday. The Prime Minister was invited to the Summit by Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, for the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Timor-Leste was formally inducted into ASEAN, taking the number of member states of the group to 11. In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said that Prime Minister Modi and the ASEAN leaders will jointly review the progress ...Read More >
The video was accompanied by an appeal to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. New Delhi: A video plea from an Indian worker allegedly trapped in Saudi Arabia has gone viral on social media, prompting diplomatic intervention from the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. The man, said to be from Handia in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, appears in the video visibly distressed and claiming that his employer -- identified only as "Kapil" -- has confiscated his passport and is threatening to kill hi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar extended greetings to Kazakhstan on the occasion of its Republic Day on Saturday, reaffirming India's commitment to deepening its long-standing ties with the Central Asian nation. "Greetings to FM Yermek Kosherbayev, the Government and the people of Kazakhstan on their Republic Day. Look forward to further strengthening our multifaceted Strategic Partnership," Jaishankar said in an X post. Kazakhstan's Republic Day als ...Read More >
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pointed out flaws in the United Nations. He stated that debates are polarized and reforms face obstruction. Jaishankar also mentioned the UN's response to terrorism exposes credibility gaps. Despite these issues, he emphasized India's strong commitment to multilateralism and supporting the UN for peace and development. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday highlighted United Nations' credibility gaps mentioning that debates are becoming increasi ...Read More >
Speaking at the 80th UN anniversary celebrations, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed India's commitment to the United Nations and emphasised the importance of global cooperation as the world faces challenging times. "I take it as a statement of our collective attachment to the United Nations on this important anniversary at a time when the world is perhaps passing through some more difficult circumstances," Jaishankar said. "It is truly a great pleasure to be with you here on t ...Read More >
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