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“We Didn’t Stop Trading…”, Says S Jaishankar On Trade With Pakistan

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar addressed the status of India’s trade relations with Pakistan, clarifying that New Delhi didn’t cease trade, but rather, it was the Islamabad administration that decided to halt trading in 2019. “We did not stop trading. Their administration made the decision in 2019 to not continue trading with us,” Mr…

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Watch: Jaishankar in Pakistan | An ice-breaker for ties?

October 18, 2024 admin

This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar traveled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Dr. Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for one of many firsts: – First visit by any Indian minister since 2016- when Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SAARC meet – First…

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Consensus across all establishments in Pakistan for healthy ties with India, says former Pakistan PM Kakar

October 15, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. | Photo Credit: AP There’s consensus across all establishments for healthy ties with India, said Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. Mr. Kakar, a representative from Balochistan was the longest-serving caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan between August 2023 and March 2024. He oversaw the elections earlier this…

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Decade Of No Dialogue, Then A 20-Second Greeting, India, Pak De-Hyphenated

October 15, 2024 admin

New Delhi: S Jaishankar, who is in Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO Summit being hosted by Islamabad, had a brief interaction with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today at an official dinner held for all the summit attendees. The two leaders shook hands and exchanged a courtesy greeting as Mr Sharif welcomed…

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Since I Am A Civil Person…

October 5, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar said he will be traveling to Pakistan only to be a “good member of the SCO” New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that he is not going to Islamabad to discuss “India-Pakistan relations”. He said his visit is about the SCO Summit 2024, which is taking place in the…

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India-Pakistan cannot better ties in the next decade, says survey; Bangladeshis are more optimistic

September 1, 2024 admin

Representative image. More than 60% of Indians and more than half of all Pakistanis surveyed believe the two countries cannot have friendly relations in this decade, says a new survey by the Centre for Policy Research. | Photo Credit: R. V. MOORTHY More than 60% of Indians and more than half of all Pakistanis surveyed…

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Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister

May 19, 2024 admin

Ishaq Dar leaves after a press briefing, in Islamabad, Pakistan June 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that trade ties between Islamabad and New Delhi have remained suspended since 2019 due to the imposition of “heavy duties” by India on imports from Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. In a…

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India-Pakistan relations could be improve after Lok Sabha elections, hopes Pak Defence Minister

April 2, 2024 admin

A file photo of Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has expressed hope for the betterment of ties with India after the general elections in India. Mr. Asif’s comments came days after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Singapore said that Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism almost at…

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Never Closed Doors To Pak, Terrorism Must Be At Centre Of Talks: Minister

March 12, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar also spoke on India-China relations (File) New Delhi: In the backdrop of the nearly-four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the “tension” seen during this period has “not served either of us well”. He also asserted that India remains committed to finding a “fair and…

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