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Ladakh row: India, China going through 'unprecedented' situation, says EAM

Replying to a question on how the ties between the two Asian giants will move forward, Jaishankar said it is important for India and China to understand the need to accommodate each other's rise

Jaishankar, Russian counterpart discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have discussed bilateral economic issues, cooperation in nuclear and space sectors during their first in person meeting here since the COVID-19 outbreak, a senior Indian official said on Thursday. Jaishankar and Lavrov met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the meeting of foreign ministers of the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Russian capital. Bilateral economic issues, cooperation in development of the Far East region of Russia, cooperation in nuclear and space sectors were also discussed, Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said in a readout of the meeting between Jaishankar and Lavrov. The two ministers followed up on outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Vladivostok for the fifth edition of Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) which was held in September last year, he said at the online briefing. The two ministers agreed to work closely in the

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to stop over in Iran enroute Russia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to make a stopover in Iran on his way to a four-day visit to Russia

EAM S Jaishankar holds telephonic talks with Bangladesh counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a telephonic conversation with his Bangladeshi counterpart A K Abdul Momen, covering various facets of ties between the two countries.

MEA to support govt panel to facilitate firms interested in Covid vaccine

The purpose of the group is to keep India in the forefront of any ongoing effort worldwide to innovate, prepare, produce and launch candidate vaccines to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, for India and

Over 1.12 mn Indians returned from abroad under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate international flights

Multilateralism didn't rise to occasion when it was most in demand: EAM

Multilateralism did not rise to the occasion when it was most in demand, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while referring to the "unprecedented" challenge by Covid-19

Pakistan not only harbours terror outfits, but also encourages them: MEA

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India hopes that such participation in public events by a former UN-designated terrorist would not go unnoticed

Jaishankar, counterparts from US, Brazil, Aus, Israel hold meet on Covid-19

"Continued our conversation on the Corona19 challenge. Always good to learn from each other," Jaishankar tweeted.

US blacklists a Pakistani, 2 Indian-origin men for anti-India activities

In a letter to Shewale, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the issue was examined by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) following his complaint

Vikram Doraiswami likely to be India's new envoy to Bangladesh

Doraiswami, a 1992 batch IFS officer, is currently serving as additional secretary in-charge of international organisations and summits at the headquarters of the external affairs ministry

Both sides should strictly respect, observe LAC: MEA after talks with China

The two sides held diplomatic talks through video conference to explore ways to ease tension along the Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh region

India-China face-off: No one entered our territory, says PM Narendra Modi

In the aftermath of the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs has accused the Chinese of not only violating the LAC, but seeking to alter it.

Rajnath meets CDS, chiefs, EAM over developments in Galwan Valley, Ladakh

An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on Monday night during "violent face off" with Chinese troops

Ex-MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar to be India's next Ambassador to Finland

Before becoming the MEA spokesperson, Kumar was serving as Consul General of India in Frankfurt.

Lockdown 2.0: Stranded coronavirus-positive Indians won't be evacuated

Flights to bring back Gulf migrants will take off even if lockdown is extended at a time when requests from Indians across the globe is piling up

276 Indians, including 255 in Iran, infected with coronavirus abroad: MEA

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the total number of Indians infected by coronavirus is 276 -- 255 in Iran, 12 in UAE, five in Italy, and one each in Hong Kong, Kuwait

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

After his official engagement in Delhi, Rajapaksa will travel to Varanasi, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya and Tirupati

Indo-US relations in very good health, on an upward trajectory: Jaishankar

Responding to a question on commerce, he said the trade problem between the two countries is "normal"

Another feather on MEA's hat, crosses another social media milestone

The External Affairs Ministry won a Digital India Award for its innovative use of the social media