Jaishankar will join as the President of Global Corporate Affairs
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday welcomed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar back to its folds, this time, as the External Affairs Minister."Welcome back! We are proud to have @DrSJaishankar as the new External Affairs Minister of India. #CabinetAnnouncement2019" External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.A surprise addition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet, the 1977-batch IFS officer and Padma Shri awardee served as the Foreign Secretary for three years, from 2015 until his retirement in 2018, under the Modi-led NDA government.The External Affairs Ministry was previously headed by Sushma Swaraj, who opted out of contesting in the Lok Sabha elections citing her health. She spearheaded various rescue operations during her term, including those in Libya and Yemen. Swaraj was much-loved by people for being one of the most approachable ministers, known for hearing out and solving grievances on Twitter.Jaishankar is regarded as a close aide of Prime Minister Modi and
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Making his first visit to China after taking over office, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held candid talks with top Chinese leaders
The two countries signed four agreements on cultural exchanges, healthcare, sports and cooperation in museum management, according to an official statement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on a crucial three-day visit to China
During his three-day visit, Jaishankar will hold talks with the Chinese leadership on a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi's visit to India later this year
Jaishankar's visit comes amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, whereby Islamabad, last week, had initiated a series of decisions, including downgrading bilateral relations with India
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Meanwhile, President Trump on Thursday said he would "certainly intervene" between India and Pakistan on Kashmir if they wanted him to
Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Pompeo on the sidelines of the second day of 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers meet in Bangkok
In case anyone tampers with the chip, the system would be able to identify it resulting in the failure of the passport authentication.
US President Donald Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday directed Pakistan to suspend the death sentence given in 2017 to Jadhav on charges of espionage and sabotage
In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Jadhav
Polling, which began as scheduled at 9 a.m. in the State Assembly complex, concluded at 4 pm
Official results are yet to be declared by the Election Commission (EC) for the two seats that fell vacant after Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the lower house
A minister who is not a member of Parliament has to be elected as its member within six months of his or her swearing in
He has to be a Member of Parliament within six months of his swearing in
Jaishankar was India's longest-serving ambassador to China, with a four-and-a-half year term from June 2009 to December 2013