External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to strengthen bilateral cooperation across various sectors and marked the 40th anniversary of their Science & Technology partnership.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his Special Envoy at the inaugural function of President Donald Trump in Washington DC today. The External Affairs Minister is carrying a letter from the Prime Minister for President Trump, sources said.
Chief Advisor to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, and his delegation on Monday, briefed the foreign media on the various facets of the Maha Kumbh 2025 and its cultural, spiritual and digital significance.
Wong stated that she held a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in the US ahead of Trump's inauguration.
India and Italy reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in multilateral fora against terrorism and organised crime during the 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar spoke about India's relationship with its neighbourhood countries and noted that ties with Pakistan remain an exception due to Pakistan's support for cross-border terrorism. He also highlighted India's help towards Sri Lanka and how the country's
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered remarks during the 19th Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Lecture on Saturday. He spoke about the wide expanse of areas covered in the ambit of Indian foreign policy and underlined India's approach to diplomacy in the last decade.
Together, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti dedicated the site of the US consulate, which is intended to become the fifth US consulate in India.
"The Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting is expected to be in Washington, DC for the inaugural ceremony of President Trump...We will share the further details," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the weekly press briefing today.
" We want India-Bangladesh relations to do well for the people of Bangladesh and the people of India. So that is what our approach is, a positive approach, and that remains," Jaiswal said.