Tag: Sushma Swaraj

Former Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj passes away at 67

Former Indian foreign minister and senior leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Sushma Swaraj passed away at the age of 67 on...

In a rare exception, Pakistan entertains Swaraj’s request for overflight despite...

Islamabad made a rare exception for Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to fly directly through Pakistani airspace to attend the SCO meet in...

Pakistan, India FMs warm up to each other

--Qureshi and Swaraj shake hands, hold informal meeting --FO statement says minister reiterated Pakistan's offer of peace dialogue to India --Qureshi calls for collective efforts to...

Fawad reacts to Sushma’s remarks on ‘forced conversion’ of Hindu sisters

--Sushma seeks report from Indian high commissioner in Pakistan over alleged abduction of Ghotki sisters  --It is Pakistan's internal issue, says info minister Federal Minister for Information...

Swaraj makes veiled attack on Pakistan at OIC moot

India's Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Friday maintained India's hostile stance towards Pakistan during her address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...

FM lodges protest with OIC for inviting Sushma Swaraj

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed reservations at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for extending an invitation to Indian External Affairs Minister...

India doesn’t want to escalate situation, says Swaraj after Pakistan downs...

India sought to ease soaring tensions with Pakistan after Pakistan Air Force jets shot down two Indian Mig-21s who intruded into Pakistani airspace on...

Pompeo urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalation ‘at any cost’

--US top diplomat tells Qureshi and Swaraj to prioritise direct communication and avoid further military activity --Pompeo calls India's intrusion into Pakistani air space 'counter-terrorism action',...

India ‘responded’ after Pakistan’s denial on Pulwama, Swaraj tells Russia, China

--India's foreign minister says Delhi 'does not wish to see a further escalation of the situation and  will continue to act with responsibility and...

PTI’s Ramesh Kumar meets Modi, offers mediation

NEW DELHI: A Hindu parliamentarian from Pakistan, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and junior external affairs minister...

Qureshi says Indian FM ‘misrepresented’ remarks

–FM says he commented on bilateral ties, asserts no controversy can change Pakistan’s respect for Sikh sentiments –Indian FM Sushma criticises ‘googly’ remark, calls it...

Our ministers visited Kartarpur only to offer prayers: Sushma Swaraj

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday said that Indian ministers had only visited Pakistan to “offer prayers” in the Kartarpur gurdwara. “Let me explain...

Unmoved by Kartarpur breakthrough, India digs in heels over talks

--India's foreign minister says PM Modi won't attend SAARC summit in Pakistan --Says Pakistan needs to address 'terrorism' if it wants bilateral talks with India   With...

India rejects Pakistan’s invitation for Modi to attend SAARC summit

NEW DELHI: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Pakistan to attend...

Kartarpur border opening: FM Qureshi welcomes Indian response

--Indian Punjab chief minister declines Pakistan's invitation to attend Kartarpur stone-laying, but calls it 'historic occasion' --Pakistan stands for peace in South Asia, comments Info...

Sushma declines Qureshi’s invite for Kartarpur groundbreaking

--Indian foreign minister cites 'prior commitments, including election campaign' for not being able to attend historic ceremony --Ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and HS Puri to...

FM Qureshi photographed alongside India’s Swaraj at SCO meeting

TAJIKISTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was photographed alongside his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj and other global leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads...