The Latest Breaking News from S Jaishankar

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

PM Modi claims former Congress government sneakily gifted Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. But the truth is complex.

Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2024

DMK was a party to the discussions on Katchatheevu issue: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar accuses DMK of double standards on Katchatheevu issue, asserts PoK integral part of India.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

No need for talks with India on ‘resolved’ Katchatheevu issue, says Sri Lankan Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka rejects reopening talks on Katchatheevu with India, citing resolved issue from 50 years ago.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Sri Lankan media hit out at Modi’s Katchatheevu remarks

The Sri Lankan govt is yet to comment on the recent remarks on Katchatheevu, but the island nation’s media took a critical view of the development, while fishermen’s associations urged authorities to take up the issue of bottom trawling more vocally with the Indian govt.

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

India firmly rejects ‘senseless attempts’ by China to rename places in Arunachal

India firmly rejects China's attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh, asserting the state's integral part of India.

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

India will get permanent UNSC seat, but it will have to work harder this time: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

Sri Lanka Cabinet did not discuss Katchatheevu issue: spokesman

Colombo Cabinet never discussed Katchatheevu issue, despite BJP blaming Congress for ceding island in 1974.

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

Morning Digest | Interplay between law and technology can ensure criminal justice reform: CJI; Arunachal Pradesh will always be a part of India, says Jaishankar, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 2, 2024

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always be a part of India: Jaishankar

Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a part of India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said in response to China renaming yet another 30 places in the State

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024

Questioning Katchatheevu agreement could damage ties, credibility: former diplomats

Any move by the government to revisit the 1974 India-Sri Lanka agreement on Katchatheevu island could have a broader diplomatic impact on India’s ties in the region and raise questions about other bilateral negotiations, warned former diplomats

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024