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US aware of its limitations: EAM S Jaishankar

"The US is actually getting into a mindset where it is aware of that limitation and is open to working with like-minded partners and addressing it," Jaishankar said while addressing the Raisina@Sydney event.

2023-02-18T13:04:23.982109+00:00 IST

Australian PM Albanese to visit India "in just a few weeks' time"

Albanese is set to arrive in India this March to lock the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) deal and upgrade the relationship between the two countries.

2023-02-18T10:55:47.469469+00:00 IST

Rebalancing from 'Euro Atlantic', debate on democracy needed: EAM

"Because of being the first and the largest country which was decolonising, India chose a difficult democratic path and then despite decades of adversity and limited resources, stuck to that part. India stuck to that path when other democracies questioned the viability of that path. Today India is at the very centre of the debate that we must have on democracy. There are practices, beliefs and cultures which are relevant to how democracies are actually executed and improved," he added.

2023-02-18T10:34:15.384812+00:00 IST

180 countries expect G20 to solve their concerns: EAM

While addressing the Raisina@Sydney event in Australia on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the members of the G20 have a huge responsibility since the countries of the world expect them to address and solve their concerns.

2023-02-18T10:02:01.924383+00:00 IST

Indians in Australia demand actions against temple vandalisation

"I expect the Government to take appropriate actions against this. We are Hindus and in our culture, the meaning of Hinduism is a way of life and we respect every religion," said an Indian in Sydney while speaking to ANI.

2023-02-18T03:57:00.589188+00:00 IST

S Jaishankar meets his Australian Counterpart Penny Wong

External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, in Sydney on Saturday. EAM Dr S Jaishankar gifted her a cricket bat signed by Indian captain Rohit Sharma and his Australian Counterpart Penny Wong gifted him with an Australian cricket jersey with "Jaishankar" written on it.

2023-02-18T02:33:24.036363+00:00 IST

India to record highest cashless transaction in world: Jaishankar

"If you look at our cashless transactions, the UPI, I think we record the largest number of cashless transactions in the world. So there's been a kind of a technology leapfrogging in the psyche of people, and that's been actually a very big difference," Jaishankar said at the Raisina@Sydney Business Breakfast.

2023-02-18T02:14:41.399581+00:00 IST

Looking forward for G20 meeting under India's leadership: Ayres

"Australia is looking forward to hosting the quad leaders' meetings and India's leadership role hosting the G20 meetings in September... The Albanese government has a deep regard for our relationship with India. It's one of the great democracies of the world and of course, the largest democracy in the world. Of course, last year we celebrated 75 years of Indian independence. And in fact, there were celebrations with thousands of people engaged across Australia in the 75-year Independence Day celebrations. And they were very colorful and vibrant," Assistant Minister for Trade said.

2023-02-18T01:32:13.373488+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Australian PM Anthony Albanese

During the meeting, the Australian PM took a tour of his residence and show him all the important locations that were visible from his garden area.

2023-02-18T01:07:55.528642+00:00 IST

India has come out of COVID challenge quite strongly: Jaishankar

"During the COVID period, we responded using financially sustainable measures. In fact, a lot of reforms were carried out under the pandemic stress. There was a lot of creativity which also was implemented on the field at large scale, because of the COVID pressures," S Jaishankar said.

2023-02-18T00:49:46.263387+00:00 IST

India targets 7pc economic growth this year: EAM at Raisina@Sydney

"We are targeting 7 per cent growth this year, but we expect it to improve in the next five years. And definitely, we would stay in 7-9 per cent range at least for a decade and a half," Jaishankar said at the Raisina@Sydney Business Breakfast.

2023-02-18T00:22:13.119440+00:00 IST

Canada announces to stop research funding with Chinese military

Innovation Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne announced on Tuesday that Ottawa has instructed the Canada Foundation for Innovation and federal research granting councils to screen funding requests from Canadian universities that are collaborating on sensitive research with China and other hostile states.

2023-02-17T23:06:35.260634+00:00 IST

Jaishankar to address Sydney Dialogue tomorrow

Sydney Dialogue will discuss the Australia-India relationship, and how the two countries can further deepen their close collaboration and contribution to a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

2023-02-17T16:49:01.405395+00:00 IST

Canadian MP condemns defacing of Ram Mandir in Mississauga

"It is with pain and anguish that I state the Ram Mandir, a Hindu temple in Mississauga has become the latest target of hate crime. In recent times other Hindu temples across Canada have been targets of hate crimes by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups," Aryan said in the parliament as per the statement shared by MP on Twitter.

2023-02-17T01:29:16.033910+00:00 IST

Jaishankar launches Solarization project in Fiji

"Pleased to be call on H.E. Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, President of Fiji in State House in Suva. Jointly inaugurated the Solarization of the State House. This is the first of a series that India is supporting in the Pacific Islands," tweeted Jaishankar.

2023-02-15T23:50:34.173968+00:00 IST

Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Cook Strait, New Zealand

The earthquake occurred at 06:38:09 (UTC+05:30) and hit Cook Strait, New Zealand on Wednesday at a depth of 74.3 km, USGS stated.

2023-02-15T08:16:19.826716+00:00 IST

Three killed in New Zealand Cyclone: Officials

Thousands of people are out of their homes in other areas from Tairawhiti to Hawke's Bay and Tararua on the eastern coast, and Dargaville, Muriwai, Piha and Karekare in the west.

2023-02-15T01:14:40.324087+00:00 IST

"Focus should be on....Hindi language, global use," Jaishankar

"In events like World Hindi Conference, it is natural that our focus should be on various aspects of the Hindi language, its global use, and its dissemination. We will discuss issues like the status of Hindi in Fiji, the Pacific region and indentured countries," said Jaishankar.

2023-02-15T01:02:54.346073+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan thank Fiji for organising Vishwa Hindi Sammelan

Speaking at the event, he said, "I want to thank the Fiji govt for agreeing to organise this conference here. I'm sure this will help in strengthening the long-standing historical and deep relations between India and Fiji."

2023-02-15T00:10:38.828604+00:00 IST

Jaishankar inaugurates 12th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan in Fiji

The 12th World Hindi Conference is being organized in Fiji from February 15-17, 2023 by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in association with the Government of Fiji.

2023-02-14T22:19:04.956647+00:00 IST