External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday underlined that the history of India and the Middle East are inextricably linked, saying the region is an extended neighbourhood with which New Delhi has now reconnected in full measure.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered remarks on Monday (local time) during the Republic Day celebrations in Abu Dhabi where he highlighted India's aim to become "Viksit Bharat" by 2047 and the strides which the country has taken in this direction.
Nearly hours after meeting with newly appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said that "India expects accountability" for the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco in 2023 a "very serious matter" and those responsible to be held accountable.
In a sign perhaps of the second Trump administration's priorities, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first foreign engagement will be a meeting of the Quad foreign ministers later on Tuesday followed by bilateral meetings with each of them, starting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met America's new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and exchanged views on a wide range of regional and global issues.
He emphasised the role India has played in trying to find a point of convergence between the two parties in the conflict.
Shortly after his arrival, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Maldivian leader.
Dr Jaishankar is visiting Pakistan this month to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said India-China relations are at cross-roads today and the situation does not serve the interests of either nation.
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SCO Heads of Government meeting on October 15-16, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is not going to Islamabad to discuss "India-Pakistan relations" but to attend a multilateral event. He said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a "good member of the SCO".
