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.
The rally took place on the birth anniversary of GM Syed, the founder of the Sindhudesh movement, and called for global solidarity with the Sindhi people. Protesters carried flags of various countries, including India, urging foreign intervention for Sindhudesh's freedom.
The Ministry also reiterated its call for the release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi from Hamas captivity. Joshi, an agriculture student from Nepal, was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, while he was in Israel under the "learn and earn scheme."
Stressing the expectation that the two global leaders will "solve many problems together," the President-elect said they would do "everything possible" to make the world "more peaceful and safe."
Referring to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's recent meeting with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that this was the "highest level of engagement" between the two nations.
"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.
The discussions, on Wednesday, focused on progress in political relations, high-level visits, trade and investments, cooperation in science and technology, defence, and people-to-people exchanges, particularly through student mobility. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and global m
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday stated that the closure of Hindenburg Research doesn't mean a clean chit for the Adani Group. He believed the matter goes far deeper, involving abuse of Indian foreign policy, misuse of investigative agencies, and capture of institutions like SEBI.