No effort will be spared in finding Indian kidnapped in Ukraine: Sushma Swaraj
India | February 02, 2019 21:32 ISTSwaraj's assurance came after a woman urged her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help find Indian national Anuj Goel.
Swaraj's assurance came after a woman urged her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help find Indian national Anuj Goel.
Four Indian sailors - Harish Jogi, Sachin Singh, Ashish Ashok Nair and Kamleshbhai Gopalbhai Tandel - were rescued by the authorities.
The 15th PBD will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of chief guest of the event Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in Varanasi on Tuesday.
We also need to ask that who these terrorists are, who funds them, how do they find sustenance, who protects and sponsors them," she said.
Recent developments in India-Nepal ties across various sectors came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Thursday.
Swaraj identified terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and climate change as the three critical challenges being faced by the world today.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the two ministers deliberated on important bilateral issues and shared perspectives on the regional situation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on a host of key issues to strengthen bilateral ties between the two neighbouring countries.
On Sunday, a powerful tsunami hit Indonesia, killing at least 281 people and injuring thousands.
In yet another step towards improving ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday held extensive talks under a newly established framework and agreed on "ten pillars" of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
Swaraj made the assertion in her message that was read out at the the inaugural session of the third India-China Think-Tanks Forum being hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) from December 20-21 in New Delhi.
In a letter to city BJP legislator Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Swaraj also said that her ministry will refurbish the bungalow on the lines of Hyderabad House in Delhi.
33-year-old Ansari and his mother turned emotional while talking about the difficult phase of his life in Pakistan.
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India's "consistent and principled" position is that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, and shall be an integral part of India.
The government on Wednesday said India has repeatedly called upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation and it made this assertion to Islamabad last month as well.
Today, India is also having good relations with those countries who are traditional rivals, like the US and Russia, Israel and Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the external affairs minister said.
"It is the BJP’s habit to say 'mandir hum wahi banayege lekin tareek nahi batayege' (they make hollow promises on building the Ram temple). It is the BJP's reality," Scindia said.
With nearly USD 50 billion bilateral trade, the two countries are one of the largest trade partners for each other and have made robust investments bilaterally.
“Mr.Foreign Minister of Pakistan - Your 'googly' remarks in a dramatic manner has exposed none but YOU. This shows that you have no respect for Sikh sentiments. You only play 'googlies',” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
"Sushma Swaraj is the External Affairs Minister and a senior BJP leader and we respect her on personal level. I can remeber that she is the same Sushma Swaraj, who 14 years ago said that she would shave her head," Congress leader Manish Tewari said.
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