Sushma Swaraj

MEA warns Indians to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka after Easter Sunday bombings

The MEA said that in case any Indian had to travel to Sri Lanka, they could contact High Commission of India in Colombo or the Assistant HC in Kandy/Consulates in Hambantota & Jaffna in case there is an emergency.

27 days ago

Sushma Swaraj wins hearts, tweets 'Hum hain na' to stranded Indian man in Saudi Arabia

An Indian man in Saudi wants to come home but is unable to. He tweeted to Sushma Swaraj saying that he wants to end his life.

Apr 18, 2019

Abduction of 2 Hindu girls triggers Twitter spat between Sushma Swaraj and Pakistani minister

It has been reported that Hindu girls Raveena (13) and Reena (15) from Pakistan's Sindh province were forcefully converted to Islam and married off to Muslim men on the eve of Holi on March 23.

Mar 25, 2019

UN consultant Shikha Garg among 4 Indians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash

Shikha Garg, a UNDP consultant, was on her way to attend a meeting in Nairobi when the accident happened.

Mar 11, 2019

OIC's two resolutions put India, Pakistan in a diplomatic tug of war

Pakistan's persistent pressure may have led the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to pass a separate resolution on Jammu and Kashmir hitting out at India.

Mar 4, 2019

Sushma Swaraj addresses Islamic nations' conclave in UAE amid Pakistan boycott [READ FULL TEXT]

Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the OIC meeting amid heightened tensions between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.

Mar 1, 2019

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Abu Dhabi to attend OIC meet

For the first time, India has been invited to an OIC meeting as guest of honour.

Mar 1, 2019

The Kapil Sharma Show: Navjot Singh Sidhu mocks trolls who attacked him over his Pulwama comment

Sharing an image of Sushma Swaraj's statement, Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted, "Kyun Bhakhto ?? कयूं भक्तो ??" asking those who ran hate campaign against him over his comment on the Pulwama attack which claimed the lives of atleast 40 CRPF jawans on Thursday (February 14) evoking widespread condemnation and calls for action against Pakistan.

Feb 27, 2019

Sushma Swaraj in China: Raises Pulwama attack, Pakistan's 'inaction'

Sushma Swaraj met her Chinese counterpart just 24 hours after the Indian Air Force fighter jets brought down major terror training camps in Pakistan's Balakot.

Feb 27, 2019

India committed to economic reconstruction of Afghanistan: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made these comments at the India-Central Asia Dialogue in Uzbekistan. The meeting included discussion regarding terrorism in India, Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Jan 13, 2019

Indo-French talks on largest atomic power plant to begin soon

Nuclear Power Corporation is studying the techno-commercial proposal of prospective French partner EDF

Dec 24, 2018

Sushma Swaraj: More than 2 lakh stranded NRIs brought back to India since 2014

According to Sushma Swaraj, bringing "balance into imbalanced relationship" was India's diplomacy, which is carried out by giving importance to the national interests.

Nov 28, 2018

Sushma Swaraj meets Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid; discuss strengthening bilateral ties

This is Shahid's first visit after assuming charge as foreign minister of Maldives and assumes significance as the ties between both the countries had severely strained under the previous government in the island nation.

Nov 26, 2018

Sushma Swaraj: Have made up my mind not to contest 2019 general elections

A prominent face of the BJP with her political career spanning for decades, Sushma Swaraj was the youngest member of the Haryana Assembly when she was elected at age 25 in 1977 and made a minister.

Nov 20, 2018

Woman faces humiliation at RPO Chandigarh, shares bitter ordeal in Twitter post

In her long Twitter post, the woman described how she was made to travel with a premature baby from Ambala to Chandigarh passport office to get the passport done in normal category.

Oct 10, 2018

Vikram Misri to be India's next ambassador to China

His appointment comes at a time when India and China are trying to deepen their cooperation in various areas, leaving behind last year's Dokalam standoff which was the most serious military face-off in decades.

Sep 29, 2018

Sushma Swaraj meets her Iranian counterpart to discuss US sanctions against Tehran

India and Iran had "civilisational ties" going back in time and the discussions went beyond the sanctions issue.

Sep 27, 2018

Crime against minorities in neighbouring countries a concern for India: Sushma Swaraj

The External Affairs minister made the statement in Rajya Sabha after highlighting the fact that the population of Hindus in Bangladesh had increased from 8.4 percent in 2011 to 10.7 percent in 2017.

Jul 20, 2018

Did UK minister Gavin Williamson really snub Nirmala Sitharaman?

It was said that the meeting between Indian defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her counterpart Gavin Williamson was supposed to take place between June 20 and 22, but the latter had snubbed the meet. However, Sitharaman lashed out at these claims and said new dates were being worked out.

Jul 2, 2018

Inaugural India-US '2+2' dialogue gets postponed for the second time

The dialogue was postponed earlier this year in April as the US secretary of state Rex Tillerson was replaced by Mike Pompeo.

Jun 28, 2018