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India’s foreign minister held talks Thursday with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Goa, India. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said he had detailed discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on bilateral ties. “Focus remains on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas,” he tweeted after the meeting. India and China are embroiled in an intense three-year standoff involving thousands of soldiers stationed along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region. A meeting last week between their defense ministers gave a glimpse of just how differently the two countries view the situation along the border. While India accused its neighbor of eroding ties by violating bilateral agreements, China said the border conditions were “stable overall.” Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter A clash three years ago in Ladakh killed 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese. Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month. Jaishankar also said he had a “comprehensive review of bilateral, global and multilateral cooperation” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Analysts say India is likely to be concerned over Russia’s growing reliance on China as its invasion of Ukraine drags on. New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow, its Cold War ...

BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China called on Monday on India to meet it halfway in a dispute over journalists working in each other's countries after China said its reporters in India had been treated unfairly and an Indian journalist was asked to leave China. The dispute over media staff is the latest episode to highlight tension between the Asian neighbours since a deterioration in ties in mid-2020 when their troops clashed on their disputed Himalayan frontier and 24 people were killed. "In recent years, Chinese journalists in India have been accorded unfair and discriminatory arrangements," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a Monday briefing. "We hope that India will continue to issue visas for Chinese journalists and remove the unreasonable restrictions and create favourable conditions for media exchanges." China has declined to renew the visas of the last two Indian journalists based there, citing India taking similar action this month against the two remaining Chinese state media journalists in India. One of the two Indians, a reporter for the Hindustan Times, left China on Sunday as his visa expired, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The last Indian reporter in China, from Press Trust of India news agency, will leave this month when his visa expires, the sources said. India had four reporters based in China this year but two were barred from returning in April after being That leaves India without a media presence in the wor...

G20 foreign ministers' meeting live updates: Japan's FM Yoshimasa Hayashi offers model 'The Beatles' for Asia's Quad powers The foreign ministers of Quad countries on Friday reaffirmed the grouping's commitment for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and said it strongly supports the principles of rule of law, sovereignty and territorial integrity and peaceful settlement of disputes. Stay with TOI for live updates- Read Less As Asia's "Quad" powers search for ways to define the group, Japan's foreign minister has offered a model -- The Beatles. Yoshimasa Hayashi, an avid music fan, drew the parallel to the Fab Four on Friday, as he met his Quad counterparts from the United States, Australia and India in New Delhi. "This is kind of a band like The Beatles. The members are fixed and they always play together (for over) 10 years," Hayashi said. "But this is more kind of a soft group, so that even within The Beatles, Paul McCartney can release an album solo." Quad grouping of countries comprising of US, Japan, Australia and India on Friday announced the establishment of a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in sharpening of the group's focus to combat terror. A joint statement of the Quad Leaders issued in New Delhi today denounced the use of terrorist proxies and committed to promote accountability for terrorist attacks including the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, "which claimed lives of citizens from all Quad countries". Heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan struck in Mumbai on November ...

Washington: Some of the former top US diplomats and foreign policy experts have praised the appointment of S Jaishankar as the new External Affairs Minister and have exuded confidence that US-India strategic ties will be further enhanced under his watch. Mr Jaishankar, 64, known for his skillful diplomacy, tough negotiating tactics and strategic vision, has served as the Indian ambassador to the US from 2013-2015. "I am thrilled to see S Jaishankar take on the role of Minister of External Affairs. He is a seasoned and skilled diplomat, and his depth of experience as a global strategist has made him a key figure in the development of India's foreign policy," Nisha Desai Biswal, who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in the previous Obama administration said. Ms Biswal, who is now president of US India Business Council, was Obama administration's point person for South and Central Asia when S Jaishankar had arrived in Washington DC in December 2013, amidst the bilateral crisis following the arrest of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York. In the next few days, Ms Biswal and Mr Jaishankar worked together to resolve the crisis. "He commands great respect around the world and particularly in the US for his role in strengthening the bilateral relationship. I am confident that US-India ties will be enhanced as a result of this appointment," said Ms Biswal, who worked with Mr Jaishankar both in his capacity as India's ambassador t...

From left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 20. Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appearance at the G-7 summit last month in Hiroshima, Japan, he may have been confused by what he heard from one world leader in particular. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is a big issue in the world,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. “I will do whatever we can for the resolution of war.” When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appearance at the G-7 summit last month in Hiroshima, Japan, he may have been confused by what he heard from one world leader in particular. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is a big issue in the world,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. “I will do whatever we can for the resolution of war.” Modi’s words could easily have been those of a leader whose country had taken an active part in Western sanctions on Russia. But New Delhi’s actions over the past year and a half tell a different story. India has dramatically increased its imports of Russian oil: In December 2022 alone, it New Delhi’s support for Moscow has manifested diplomatically as well as economically. India has abstained from votes censuring Russia at the Uni...

Incumbent since30 May 2019 Abbreviation EAM Member of Reports to Appointer Inaugural holder Formation 2 September 1946 Unofficial names EAM Deputy The Minister of External Affairs (or simply, the Foreign Minister Hindi: Videsh Mantri) is the head of the India's first Prime Minister, The current Minister of External Affairs is List of External Affairs Ministers [ ] # Portrait Name Term of office Length Prime Minister Party 1 15 August 1947 27 May 1964 16years, 286days 2 27 May 1964 9 June 1964 13days (acting) 3 9 June 1964 17 July 1964 38days 4 18 July 1964 14 November 1966 2years, 119days 5 14 November 1966 5 September 1967 295days 6 6 September 1967 13 February 1969 1year, 160days 7 14 February 1969 27 June 1970 1year, 133days (4) 27 June 1970 10 October 1974 4years, 105days 8 10 October 1974 24 March 1977 2years, 165days 9 26 March 1977 28 July 1979 2years, 124days 10 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 170days 11 14 January 1980 19 July 1984 4years, 187days (6) 19 July 1984 31 October 1984 104days 12 31 October 1984 24 September 1985 328days 13 25 September 1985 12 May 1986 230days 14 12 May 1986 22 October 1986 163days 15 22 October 1986 25 July 1987 276days (12) 25 July 1987 25 June 1988 336days (11) 25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1year, 160days 16 2 December 1989 5 December 1989 3days 17 5 December 1989 10 November 1990 340days 18 10 November 1990 21 November 1990 11days 19 21 November 1990 20 February 1991 91days (18) 20 February 1991 21 June 1991 121days 20 21 June 1991 31 ...