External Affairs Minister
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Govt considering airlifting of Indians stranded in Yemen: Swaraj
National | Mar 28, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.Swaraj has informed the state that two ships
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj under fire from opposition over Gita remarks
National | Dec 08, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTNew Delhi/Chennai: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday came under fire from the Opposition and ally PMK for her push to declare Bhagwad Gita as a national scripture with their leaders saying it was
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Sushma Swaraj meets families of 40 Indians held captive in Iraq
National | Dec 05, 2014, 10:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met the families of 40 Indians held captive in strife-torn Iraq for last six months, assuring them that, as per government's information, the nationals were alive and
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Is PM God to give occasional darshan: Mallikarjun Kharge to Sushma Swaraj
National | Jul 23, 2014, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Is Prime Minister a God that he should give us darshan” once in a while, Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge remarked sending the members into peals of laughter today.The
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Sushma Swaraj prays for Bangladesh, India prosperity at Dhaka temple
World | Jun 27, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTDhaka: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today visited the well-known Dhakeshwari temple here saying it had capped a “successful” visit to Bangladesh. “I prayed for prosperity of both India and Bangladesh,” she told Hindu community
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets BNP chief Khaleda Zia
World | Jun 27, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTDhaka: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held a meeting here with former Bangladesh Prime Minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia.Swaraj, who held a series of meetings with the top leadership
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Sushma Swaraj speaks to Mamata ahead of Bangla visit
National | Jun 25, 2014, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of her visit to Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the two-day trip. According to official sources, Swaraj made a call to
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Iraq crisis: Centre trying its best, Sushma tells Raje
India | Jun 23, 2014, 07:19 AM ISTJaipur: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured Rajsthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that the Centre is trying its best to safely bring back the Indians stranded in strife-torn Iraq. Swaraj talked to Raje on
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Iraq crisis: Ready to pay ransom to bring back abducted Indians, says Badal
India | Jun 19, 2014, 08:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the fate of the abducted Indians in Iraq still unknown, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has said that his government is even ready to pay a 'ransom' to bring the Indians
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Oman foreign minister meets PM, Sushma
India | Jun 03, 2014, 11:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Oman Foreign Minister Yousuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, the first foreign dignitary to visit India since the Narendra Modi government came to power, Tuesday met the prime minister, as also External Affairs Minister
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Kerry congratulates Sushma Swaraj
India | May 29, 2014, 10:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: US Secretary of State John Kerry called up External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to congratulate her, an official said Thursday."The US secretary called up Sushma Swaraj late last night (Wednesday). He congratulated her
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Patel discusses dead Gujarat fisherman's issue with Khurshid
India | Feb 11, 2014, 02:49 PM ISTVadodara (Gujarat): The issue of a Gujarat fisherman, whose body is yet to be returned to his family by Pakistan, was taken up by Political Secretary to Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel with External Affairs Minister
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Result-oriented talks needed to settle issues: Pakistan
World | Jan 30, 2014, 05:49 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today welcomed External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks on finding new avenues to resolve bilateral problems, saying result-oriented talks are needed to settle outstanding issues like Kashmir. “We have always said Pakistan and
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India's reprisal measures to start taking effect from today
India | Dec 19, 2013, 07:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: India's retaliatory action against the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade by American authorities will start having effect from today, the deadline set for surrendering airport passes by all US consular
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India provides intrinsic link between developed, developing worlds: Salman Khurshid
World | Nov 20, 2013, 08:58 PM ISTSingapore: India provides intrinsic and important link between the developing and the developed world, and maintains a distinct relationships with the United States and China on individual basis, says External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid."I think,
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India's presence in CHOGM not dilution of stand on Tamils
World | Nov 13, 2013, 06:31 PM ISTColombo: Ignoring demands from political parties in Tamil Nadu for a total boycott, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here today for the CHOGM summit, making it clear that India's participation is not in any
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Army officers of India, Pakistan to discuss terrorism, says Khurshid
India | Oct 07, 2013, 04:04 PM ISTFarukhabad : Stating that war was not a solution to any problem, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said Army officers of both India and Pakistan will meet to discuss the issue of terrorism. “For
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Khurshid arrives in Lanka for bilateral talks
World | Oct 07, 2013, 11:32 AM ISTColombo : External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here today to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership on a host of issues, including that of Indian fishermen languishing in jails and devolution of
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Khurshid to visit Lanka from tomorrow for bilateral talks
India | Oct 06, 2013, 01:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will pay a two-day visit to Sri Lanka from tomorrow to hold talks with the country's top leadership on key issues, including Indian fishermen languishing in jails there
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Khurshid arrives in Kathmandu
India | Jul 09, 2013, 11:31 AM ISTKathmandu, July 9: India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here Tuesday on a day-long visit during which he will "extend support" to Nepal's upcoming elections."To extend the support and cooperation to the elections, I