Vikas Swarup

Swarup, a 1986-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, is at present India's High Commissioner in Ottawa

Swarup has been serving as the spokesperson of the MEA since April 2015

Indus Waters Treaty should be done bilaterally between India and Pakistan, says Swarup

All SAARC nations unitedly said that the Summit cannot take place in Islamabad in an atmosphere of terror, said Swarup

Question from the media: Two or three weeks ago you said that in the "very near future", the foreign secretary will travel to Pakistan. Are you rescheduling that "near future" to something else?Vikas Swarup, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs: The two foreign secretaries remain in touch. If there are any developments, we will let you know.Question: Sir, you've been hearing what David Headley has had to say these past few days. Regardless of whether there are foreign secretary (FS)-level talks, what is the Indian government going to tell Pakistan, and what is it going to ask?Swarup: Headley's testimony is in relationship to the Mumbai terrorist attack and it is self-explanatory. We have always maintained that it is up to Pakistan to investigate and expose fully the conspiracy in that country behind the Mumbai attack and to bring all concerned to justice. Headley's deposition confirms this view, if any confirmation was needed, after Ajmal Kasab's confession.Question: How