Category: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

India, China Foreign Ministers Meet to Discuss ‘Outstanding Issues’

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Thursday he had “a detailed discussion” with his Chinese counterpart about “outstanding issues” pertaining to the India-China border dispute. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers meeting in Goa, India. The SCO is an eight-member multilateral organization, which also includes Russia….


Australia, India Look to Deepen Ties as Beijing Continues Push Into Indian Ocean

Australia and India will look to deepen diplomatic ties as both countries move to establish a network of stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke at a joint press conference on Oct. 11. “We’ve got a shared interest, and we share an ambition, and…


US, India Vow to Bolster Ties Despite Strain Over US-Pakistan Arms Deal

Top U.S. and Indian officials on Sept. 27 pledged to deepen security and economic cooperation against the backdrop of Washington’s $450 million F-16 deal with Pakistan, which India has strongly opposed. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington, a day after his separate meeting with Pakistan’s…


India Tells China Ties Can’t Be Normal While Border Tensions Remain

NEW DELHI—Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in India on March 24, just a few days after a serious diplomatic war of words between the two countries over Kashmir and after the failure of the 15th round of military talks earlier this month. Wang’s visit is the highest-level visit between the two countries after a…


Australia and India Commit to Free and Open Internet

Australia and India’s foreign ministers have affirmed their support for a free and open internet amid ongoing concerns that authoritarian regimes will try to mould the future of cyberspace to include more censorship and control. Australia’s Marise Payne and India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced the creation of the new Cyber Framework Dialogue at the tail-end of…


‘A World Order That Favors Freedom’: QUAD Foreign Ministers Meet in Melbourne, Australia

The four foreign ministers of the QUAD nations, Australia, the United States, India, and Japan, met on Feb. 11 in Melbourne for the fourth iteration of the talks. High on the agenda are issues like regional security—including Russia, China, and North Korea—economic engagement, new technologies, climate change, humanitarian issues, and the response to COVID-19. Australian…