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  Tehmina Janjua becomes Pakistan's first woman Foreign Secretary

  World | February 13, 2017 22:05 IST

  Tehmina Janjua, Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, was today appointed as the country's first woman Foreign Secretary.

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  Abdul Basit set to be new Pakistan Foreign Secretary: report

  World | February 04, 2017 14:25 IST

  In a latest development, Pakistan's High Commissioner in India, Abdul Basit will replace Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary as the new Foreign Secretary. The decision comes as Chaudhary has been named Pakistan’s envoy in the United States,

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  S Jaishankar gets another extension as Foreign Secretary till January 2018

  India | January 23, 2017 23:58 IST

  Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who was set to retire on this January 28, has been given an extension till January 28, 2018. With Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who is widely known to have the ear

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  Nehru passed up US offer to test nuclear weapon before China: Ex Foreign Secretary

  Politics | June 14, 2016 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: India need not have had to make desperate efforts now to get membership of elite NSG had former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted the then US President John F Kennedy’s offer of helping

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  Foreign secretary meets African students; assures safety, security

  India | May 30, 2016 16:12 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Monday met a group of African students here and assured them of the safety and security of the community after a string of attacks on African nationals in

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  Indo-Pak FS-level talks likely next month: Sources

  World | January 24, 2016 22:11 IST

  Islamabad: The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet next month and the two sides are in touch for finalising the new dates amid some "forward movement", a senior Pakistani official said

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  Pathankot attack: Pakistan to make info public after JIT probe

  World | January 18, 2016 21:40 IST

  Lahore: Pakistan will not make public any information on the probe into the Pathankot terror attack until the joint investigation team (JIT) completes its work, Law Minister of Punjab province Rana Sanaullah has said.Sanaullah said

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  JeM chief Masood Azhar is in custody: Pakistan's Punjab govt

  India | January 14, 2016 22:17 IST

  New Delhi: There seems to be no end to the uncertainty prevailing over confirmation of the detention of Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar. Islamabad has given no official confirmation so far of the Jaish chief's arrest or

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  Working on "leads" provided by India on Pathankot attack: Pak

  World | January 04, 2016 23:43 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan is working on the "leads" provided by India on the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, the Foreign Office said tonight in a statement whose tone was conciliatory.Extending Pakistan's deepest condolences

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  PM Modi meets NSA, foreign secretary over Pathankot attack

  Politics | January 04, 2016 8:44 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight reviewed the situation arising out of the terror attack at Pathankot air force base and is believed to have discussed with top officials its ramifications on ties with

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  'Indo- Pak Foreign Secretary level talks in Delhi next month'

  World | December 12, 2015 8:22 IST

  Islamabad: After EAM Sushma Swaraj's vist to Pakistan, the Foreign Secratary of both India and Pakistan are slated to meet in Delhi next month.Pakistan's Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaz Aziz said this while

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  Jaishankar discusses LOC tension, Mumbai attack with Pakistan

  India | March 03, 2015 18:06 IST

  Islamabad: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, after meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Chaudhary, said that India is looking forward to work with Pakistan on all subjects and he has raised the issue of Mumbai terror

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  Jaishankar discusses SAARC co-op in Bhutan on 1st leg of Yatra

  World | March 01, 2015 17:50 IST

  Thimphu: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today held talks with Bhutan's top leadership on stepping up India's ties with SAARC nations besides reviewing regional cooperation and bilateral ties.The Foreign Secretary called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering

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  S. Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan on first leg of 'SAARC yatra'

  World | March 01, 2015 14:44 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of his ‘SAARC yatra'.  “Jaishankar SAARC Yatra begins. Foreign Secy Jaishankar in Thimphu,” External

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  US welcomes move to revive India-Pakistan talks

  World | February 14, 2015 16:15 IST

  Washington:  The United States today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to send Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad, a move seen as an effort to revive the suspended India-Pakistan talks."We believe that India and

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  Pakistan looking to revive bilateral talks, Basit to meet Foreign Secretary Jaishankar

  India | February 07, 2015 11:57 IST

  New Delhi: Abdul Basit, Pakistan High Commissioner is looking to revive the possibilities of relaunching the Indo-Pak bilateral talks with India's newly appointed Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar. The dialogues were suspended by India after the

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  PMO wanted Sujatha Singh to delete Modi's reference in her letter

  Politics | February 02, 2015 8:44 IST

  New Delhi: Former foreign secretary, Sujatha Singh said on her offer to take early retirement was rejected as the Prime Minister's Office wanted to delete a reference that she was doing so, on the instructions

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  Personally informed Sujatha about new FS appointment: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | January 29, 2015 22:30 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tonight said she had personally communicated to Sujatha Singh the government's decision to appoint S Jaishankar as the new Foreign Secretary.Swaraj's comment came in the backdrop of reports

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  Sujatha Singh refused several exits from Foreign Secretary office: Sources

  India | January 29, 2015 14:25 IST

  New Delhi: The Modi government has announced the abrupt "curtailment of tenure of foreign secretary Sujatha Singh with immediate effect" eight months before she was due to retire. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's ambassador to the US,

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  Revealed: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was Manmohan Singh's first choice for the post

  India | January 29, 2015 13:48 IST

  New Delhi: The sudden removal of Sujatha Singh from the post of Foreign Secretary has grabbed many eyeballs.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, a 1977-batch IFS officer would have been foreign secretary in 2013 as he was a personal