External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Friday here in the national capital, where the leaders discussed the potential for enhancing cooperation across areas such as trade, energy and connectivity, among others.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the first India-Egypt Strategic Dialogue with FM Badr Abdelatty, discussing stronger ties in defence, economy, and emerging sectors like AI and fintech, while also sharing views on West Asia and peace efforts in the region.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and discussed strengthening cooperation between the two nations.
During his remarks at the strategic dialogue, EAM Jaishankar called the meeting "a milestone" in India-Egypt relations. He highlighted the deepening cooperation since the elevation of ties to a strategic partnership in 2023.
India's Technical Mission has been operational in Kabul since June 2022, providing limited diplomatic and humanitarian engagement after the closure of the Indian Embassy in August 2021, following the withdrawal of US-led NATO forces from Afghanistan.
"It is no longer a question of whether women can do peacekeeping. Rather, it is whether peacekeeping can succeed without women," he said addressing the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' Conclave, UNTCC in New Delhi on Thursday.
"For the UN to be effective, it must reform, becoming more inclusive, democratic, participative, and representative of today's world," Jaishankar asserted. He added that reform must amplify the voices of the developing world and reflect the aspirations of the rising Global South.
The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport revealed that it has recommended Ahmedabad as the host city for the Centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games. For Jaishankar, hosting the tournament is a proud moment for the entire nation and a testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visio
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed India's readiness to take on greater responsibilities in a reformed United Nations and a renewed multilateral order, while addressing the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries' (UNTCC) Chiefs' Conclave.
Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services Geraldo Alckmin, accompanied by his wife Maria Lucia Alckmin, will visit India from October 15 to 17, as per an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
She emphasised that while domestic public security remains a key focus for the Canadian government, it is also actively working to expand economic engagement with India across a wide range of sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), energy, agriculture, and climate sustainability.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of Mongolia, Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, here in the national capital on Tuesday. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and also planted a sapling.