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EAM Jaishankar to represent India at East Asia Summit on Saturday

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at a virtual summit of the East Asia Summit (EAS) on Saturday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made the announcement about Jaishankar's participation in the 15th summit of the grouping. The summit will be chaired by Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and will see participation from all the 18 EAS countries, the MEA said. The East Asia Summit is the premier forum in the Asia-Pacific region to deal with issues relating security and defence. Since its inception in 2005, it has played a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia. The MEA said the summit will discuss ways and means to strengthen the EAS platform and to make it more responsive to emerging challenges on its 15th anniversary. "The leaders will also exchange views on issues of international and regional interest including the COVID-19 pandemic and the cooperation among EAS participating countries to achieve

World heading towards a new balance of power: External Affairs minister

The world is heading towards new balances of power and interests, which will manifest itself in a more multi-polar global architecture. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said

India's embrace of the Quad

Malabar naval exercises confirm the grouping is at the core of its Indo-pacific strategy

Going forward, growth must be greener, smarter, more digital: Jaishankar

Reforms undertaken in domains like labour, agriculture and education, when combined with making it easier to do business, will lead to much broader pathways for global collaboration Jaishankar said

Ties came under stress; pacts must be respected: Jaishankar on China

The ties between India and China have come under 'severe stress' and the agreements inked by both sides must be respected to restore normalcy in relations, Jaishankar said

Any attempt to unilaterally change LAC status quo unacceptable: EAM on border row with China

Amid a Sino-India border row, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the agreements between two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety to restore normalcy in ties

Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with Greek counterpart Dendias on trade

In a tweet, Jaishankar said the agenda of talks included respective regional situations

India, China, US and Rousseau's game

What India and the US can learn from game theory as they try to tackle the China challenge

Pompeo says 'US will stand with India', signs landmark defence pact

In the 2+2 dialogue, the two sides deliberated on a host of critical issues including ways to further expand the already close relationship between the militaries of the two countries

India, US to ink landmark defence pact BECA during 2+2 talks on Tuesday

Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit for the Indo-US 2+2 dialogue

Mike Pompeo, Esper to push Donald Trump's anti-China message in India

As the bitter race between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden winds down, the talks this week in New Delhi aim to reinforce the president''s anti-China campaign message

India will uphold interests of developing world at UNSC: Jaishankar

Reformed multilateralism has become an imperative and India will uphold the interests of the developing world to strengthen the global consensus on the key contemporary challenges, said S Jaishankar

Quad coalition is in keeping with changing times, says Jaishankar

Coming together of India, Japan, the US and Australia under 'Quad' was very much in keeping with changing times, and a reflection of the evolving landscape of a multipolar world, S Jaishankar said

Multilateralism in serious danger, time to reform UN: S Jaishankar

The minister said it is time to reform the United Nations and move beyond speeches and commitments

India has involved people, motivated them to deal with Covid-19: Jaishankar

S Jaishankar said that the Indian government had dealt with the challenge posed by Covid-19 pandemic in many ways like a people's movement by involving people and motivating them.

Chinese troops with weapons at LAC a 'very critical' challenge: Jaishankar

Jaishankar also said the violent clashes at the border in Ladakh sector in June had a very deep public, political impact, and left the relationship between India and China "profoundly disturbed"

Talks between India, China going on; do not want to pre-judge: Jaishankar

India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff and what is going on is "something confidential" between the two sides, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday

India, Portugal discuss ways to expand bilateral ties in defence, trade

Jaishankar and Silva also discussed India-EU relations

Japan attaches importance to its strategic relations with India: FM Motegi

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday said he intends to continue working with S Jaishankar to further elevate the Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership

India, Japan hold strategic talks, call for free, inclusive India-Pacific

S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart participated in the India-Japan Strategic Dialogue, during which they discussed cooperation in manufacturing, skills, infrastructure and health sectors