Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop using hoodwinked Indian nationals as cannon fodder for his brutal invasion of Ukraine, the feat occurring at a private dinner the two attended Monday night.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed in comments on Tuesday that the government of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a permanent spot at the United Nations Security Council “as soon as possible,” but that the goal will take time due to resistance from the current permanent members.

India’s top diplomat, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, told reporters on Friday that China’s repeated incursions across the border into India make trade with the Communist Party regime difficult, asking, “Would you do business with somebody who had just barged into your drawing room and is trying to make a mess of your house?”

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says India has 21 ships deployed to protect commecial shipping from terrorism and piracy.

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister says the country has largely completed the process of shifting its oil exports from Europe to China and India.

The Indian government reportedly instructed Canada on Tuesday to withdraw 41 members of its diplomatic corps from Indian soil.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar denounced the “climate of violence” against Indian diplomats in Canada.

Beijing published a “standard map of China,” labeling nearly the entire South China Sea, Taiwan, and large areas of India under its rule.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says Ukraine’s Zelensky will not be invited to the September G20 summit in New Delhi.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spent this week touring Latin America to boost India’s profile in the Western hemisphere.

The meeting of G20 foreign ministers hosted by India on Thursday ended in disarray, with the customary joint communique scuttled by “divergences that could not be reconciled,” according to Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.

To be a “leading power,” India is going to have to become significantly more influential in Latin America, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asserted in a speech on Wednesday in which he revealed New Delhi’s plans to greatly enhance commercial and geopolitical ties to the region.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the country’s top diplomat, celebrated India’s friendly relationships with all major powers in an interview Tuesday – markedly omitting China and emphasizing that tension between the two countries is growing because China has repeatedly violated India’s border.

India has found a way to profit greatly from Russia’s sanctions situation, purchasing cheap Russian crude and using its tremendous refining capacity to sell America and Europe gasoline and diesel, Bloomberg News revealed on Sunday.

Cargo data cited by The Hindu on Sunday showed Russia has become the top supplier of oil to India, with deliveries accounting for 22 percent of India’s total crude imports, vaulting past Iran with just over 20 percent and Saudi Arabia with 16 percent.

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday defended his country’s friendly relations with Russia by reminding Western critics that Moscow was willing to supply India with arms at a time when the United States and its allies “saw a military dictatorship next to us as the preferred partner.”

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar blamed the Chinese Communist Party on Sunday for tensions on the nations’ mutual border that led to a military defeat for Beijing in 2020, claiming China has continued to lack “respect” for agreed-upon limits to mass troop movements in the region.

Speaking at an international forum in Slovakia on Friday, Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar argued that criticism of India for buying Russian oil was unfair when Europe is still importing oil and gas from Russia.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Friday that reportedly lasted three hours and featured extensive Indian complaints about China’s repeated illegal incursions across the Indian border.