Highlighting incidents of threats, violence, and intimidation against Indian diplomats and missions in Canada, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar questioned whether the reaction would have been the same if a similar situation had occurred in any other country.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the ongoing problem with Canada has been there for some years because of the “permissiveness” by the government regarding terrorism, extremism and violence in the country.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated United States’ stand urging India to cooperate in the investigation regarding Canadian allegations, adding that the issue was also raised during his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday.
Weighing in on the state of minorities in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed concerns around discrimination on grounds of religion saying everything had become fairer.
India expresses its strong commitment towards combating and uprooting organized crimes in all its manifestations, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Friday in the two-day Ministerial Conference organised by the Government of Italy and United Nations Office on Drugs and Cr
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India-Russia ties may not be spectacular but are very “exceptional and steady”, adding that in many ways Moscow's relationship with the West has “broken down”.
Reiterating the need for reforms in the United Nations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the world body lacks credibility and, to a large degree, effectiveness.
Taking a jibe at the Canadian government amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff between the two nations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the Canadian attitude towards terrorists, extremist people who openly advocate violence is very permissive.
Speaking on changing world architecture, Jaishankar said, “The world as we live it today is largely a Western construct. Now, if you look at the world architecture there's been obviously enormous change in the last 80 years… nothing illustrates it more than the G20 itself. So
Weighing in on the Indo-Pacific, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said it is a concept that has been "readily embraced" by many and "contested by a few."
During the visit, the MoS will meet Timor-Leste’s President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão. The MoS will also hold meetings with the Southeast Asian country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito dos Santos Freitas and Trade & Industry Minister