External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has clarified that India has not reached any ‘blanket arrangement’ with Iran regarding the India-flagged vessels that recently passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Minister, in an interview with the Financial Timessaid that ‘every ship movement is an individual happening’. He also…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hailed direct talks with Iran as the most effective way to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid tension in West Asia. “I am at the moment engaged in talking to them, and my talking has yielded some results,” Jaishankar told the Financial Times in an interview published…
Iran has permitted Indian-flagged vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz following back-channel diplomatic negotiations between New Delhi and Tehran – even as the waterway remains effectively closed to ships linked to the United States, Europe, and Israel, according to several media reports. The Indian-flagged tankers Pushpak and Parimal transited the Strait of Hormuz safely,…
US-Iran War: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, amid growing concerns over the fallout from the West Asia crisis, particularly regarding energy supplies. It was the third time that Jaishankar spoke with Araghchi since the US and Israel launched the joint military strikes on Iran, news…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar issued a statement in Parliament on Monday, March 9, on the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran. He spoke about India’s approach towards the issue and why it concerns India. He further emphasized the government’s effort to bring back stranded Indian nationals from the conflict-hit region. The minister…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday addressed India allowing the docking of Iranian navy ship IRIS Lavan in Kochi, telling Parliament that the decision was taken on humanitarian grounds, and was the correct thing to do. In his statement on the situation in the Middle East, delivered to both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha,…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the global expectation of maintaining a fixed world order from the mid-20th century was ‘unrealistic’ and that power has now significantly ‘spread out’ across various dimensions. The Minister reflected on the evolving nature of global governance over the last seven decades while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India is very much “wedded” to its policy of “strategic autonomy” when, at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, he was asked about India being “forced” to “wean off” Russian oil. Jaishankar’s statement came days after US President Donald Trump announced the “historic” trade deal in a post on…
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, several leaders in India hailed the India-US “interim” framework revealed by the two parties on Saturday. According to the joint statement, the two countries will “promptly” implement this framework and work towards finalizing the interim agreement with a view to concluding a mutually beneficial…
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar launched the official website and logo for BRICS 2026 on Tuesday, with the event being scheduled to take place this year. India is chairing the multilateral forum in 2026, which was formed 20 years ago. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are the five major countries leading the…
