Vikas Swarup
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Vikas Swarup, former diplomat, gives three reasons behind Trump's tariffs on India
India | Aug 14, 2025, 05:59 PM ISTThe third reason Vikas Swarup noted that India did not succumb to US pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country's agriculture and dairy sectors, and Washington is exerting pressure tactics to get India to agree to its maximalist demands.
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'Innocent until proven guilty': Former Indian envoy urges Canada to de-escalate tensions with Delhi
World | Sep 23, 2023, 06:16 PM ISTSwarup called Trudeau "reckless" and said that the matter could have been resolved diplomatically through continuous engagement between both governments.
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India will reaffirm credentials to be permanent UNSC member: MEA
News | Jun 18, 2020, 10:17 PM ISTWhile addressing a joint press conference in the national capital on June 18, the Secretary (West) of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Pakistan has standard norm to rake up bilateral issues in multilateral forum: MEA
News | Jun 18, 2020, 10:13 PM ISTWhile addressing a joint press conference in the national capital on June 18, the Secretary (West) of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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'International community reposed confidence in India's capability': MEA on UNSC seat
News | Jun 18, 2020, 10:11 PM ISTAs India was elected as non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for term 2021-22, the Secretary (West) of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Vikas Swarup said that India enjoys goodwill at United Nations.
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Pak a leading exporter of terror, can't lecture on rights: India
India | Feb 26, 2020, 05:43 PM ISTIndia's representative Vikas Swarup in Geneva, said, "Despite Pakistan's best efforts -- over decades -- to destabilize the state through externally-instigated terror and a campaign of canards and untruth, the situation on the ground is quite normal."
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Author-Diplomat Vikas Swarup moved to Delhi as Indo-Canadian ties remain cold
World | Jul 12, 2019, 12:17 PM ISTIndia on Wednesday banned the pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) that is run by a few Sikhs in the US, Canada, and the UK. The Indian government is also to take up with Canada the anti-India and subversive activities of SFJ persons.
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Gopal Baglay assumes charge as new MEA Spokesperson, Vikas Swarup bids adieu
India | Feb 27, 2017, 07:32 PM ISTSenior diplomat Gopal Baglay today assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry succeeding Vikas Swarup.
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MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup appointed India’s next High Commissioner to Canada
India | Feb 16, 2017, 09:03 PM ISTVikas Swarup, the spokesperson in Ministry of External Affairs, was today appointed as the next High Commissioner of lndia to Canada.
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China objects to Taiwanese delegation's visit; 'nothing new or unusual,' says New Delhi
India | Feb 15, 2017, 05:11 PM ISTChina today said it has lodged a diplomatic protest with India for hosting a Taiwanese parliamentary delegation.
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Not seeking NSG membership as ‘gift’: India’s strong retort to China
India | Jan 19, 2017, 08:06 PM ISTIn a strong rebuttal to China’s remarks that India’s membership to the NSG cannot be a farewell gift for countries to give to each other, New Delhi today said India’s bid for membership to the elite group is based on its non-proliferation record.
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External Affairs Ministry crosses another social media milestone
India | Dec 24, 2016, 10:14 PM ISTAfter winning Digital India Award for its innovative use of social media earlier this year, the External Affairs Ministry has set another benchmark as its Twitter handle @IndianDiplomacy crossed the one million followers mark. {twitter:twitter.com/ME
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Pakistan’s allegations against Indian officials baseless: MEA
India | Nov 03, 2016, 05:28 PM ISTIndia today took strong objection to Pakistan’s move to make public the names and identities of the officials working at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, saying the decision put their lives and safety at risk.
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Pakistan’s ban on Indian TV, radio programmes unfortunate: India
India | Oct 22, 2016, 08:32 AM ISTIndia has termed Pakistan's ban on Indian TV and radio programmes as unfortunate. Briefing media here on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that ‘it reflected the neighbouring country's lack of self-confidence’.
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Pak compelled to recognise regional sentiment against terrorism: India after cancellation of SAARC Summit
India | Oct 01, 2016, 09:08 AM ISTHours after Pakistan announced cancellation of 19th SAARC Summit, India said that its South Asian neighbour has been compelled to recognise regional sentiment against terrorism.
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Hope US bill to designate Pakistan a terrorist state is treated with utmost seriousness: India
India | Sep 22, 2016, 06:41 PM ISTIndia today said it hopes that the bill to designate Pakistan as a terrorist state by two United States lawmakers will be treated with utmost seriousness.
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Pakistan must extradite ‘global terrorist’ Dawood Ibrahim, says India
India | Aug 27, 2016, 08:49 AM ISTIndia on Friday called upon the Pakistani government to extradite ‘global terrorist’ Dawood Ibrahim, adding that the findings of the United Nations' 1267 monitoring committee has confirmed that the underworld don resides and own properties in Pakista
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Pak prime perpetrator of terror, says India, as Islamabad haggles for international support
India | Aug 26, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTRestating New Delhi’s willingness to hold talks with Islamabad on cross-border terrorism, India today confirmed that it responded to Pakistan’s invitation for dialogue process in Jammu and Kashmir. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swar
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MEA keeps India's PoK and Balochistan policy under wraps, calls people of PoK as its own
India | Aug 18, 2016, 07:00 PM ISTWithout revealing details of India's Balochistan and PoK policy, Ministry of External Affairs today asserted that New Delhi considers people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir as its own and India will do whatever it has to
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‘Writing letters won’t whitewash cross-border terrorism’: India snubs Pakistan on Kashmir
India | Aug 11, 2016, 08:52 PM ISTReacting strongly to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s letters to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, India today said that writing letters will not “whitewash