External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA to boost ties, resolve trade tariff tensions, and address the recent H-1B visa fee hike. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is also in the US leading a trade delegation to push for a quick, mutually beneficial trade agreement.
23 September,2025 02:28 AM IST
During a press interaction, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar addressed U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s proposed bill to impose a 500% tariff on Russian oil imports, saying India has communicated its energy security concerns directly to the U.S. and is monitoring the situation closely. He emphasised that India maintains a consistent and principled stance on global terrorism, unlike many nations that react selectively. Dr. Jaishankar underlined the importance of motivating global partners to act firmly against terrorism and support collective diplomacy.
03 July,2025 12:50 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has arrived in USA to attend the QUAD Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He will also inaugurate a UN exhibition focused on global terrorism and international counter-terror efforts, underscoring India’s leadership in global security and diplomacy.
01 July,2025 11:33 AM IST
While addressing at the fourth plenary session of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025 Convention, on the topic 'Diaspora Divas: Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence – Nari Shakti', Minister of external affairs of India, Dr Jaishankar explained how ‘Women empowerment’ led development in India in recent times. He said, “Improvement in National Sex Ratio, paid maternity leave to 26 weeks, the fact that 300 million MUDRA Yojana loans have been given out to women entrepreneurs, that 43% of the enrollment today in STEM is of girls, that 28% has been the increase in the female enrollment in higher education, that 32 million Sukanya Samriddhi accounts have been opened up for education, that 100 million smoke-free kitchens today or that when there is a housing scheme called Awas under which 40 million homes have been built and handed over and 72% of them have women ownership - either a sole ownership or as joint ownership. I am mentioning this because when we think of progress, of modernity, of a march towards Viksit Bharat, one metric of measuring it is GDP, how many roads have been built, how many metros, how many cities, how many airports - that is certainly a way but that is superficial unless we address the human side of that progress and to my mind today, these are really some of the powerful changes which are happening in India. But like any change, they require role models, they require inspirations, they require divas.”
10 January,2025 07:45 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
