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New Delhi, July 16
The connectivity conference in Tashkent, attended by almost all foreign ministers from Central and South Asia, saw sparks fly between Pakistan and Afghanistan before both sides cooled the tensions with a meeting between their leaders Imran Khan and Ashraf Ghani.
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Imran Khan also crossed swords, though indirectly. In an indirect reference to the Pakistan army’s obdurate stance on trade and connectivity with India, Jaishankar said the real issue was of mindsets, not of disputes. Imran in his speech cited the Kashmir issue as a major hindrance to connectivity projects.
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New Delhi, July 16
The connectivity conference in Tashkent, attended by almost all foreign ministers from Central and South Asia, saw sparks fly between Pakistan and Afghanistan before both sides cooled the tensions with a meeting between their leaders Imran Khan and Ashraf Ghani.
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Imran Khan also crossed swords, though indirectly. In an indirect reference to the Pakistan army’s obdurate stance on trade and connectivity with India, Jaishankar said the real issue was of mindsets, not of disputes. Imran in his speech cited the Kashmir issue as a major hindrance to connectivity projects.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's five-day visit to the US has the burden of unclogging the vaccine supply chain as the most important goal as India fights the second Covid wave amid severe shortages.
Indian Foreign Minister To Self-Isolate At G7 For Coronavirus
Jaishankar says he will join sessions on Wednesday virtually. India s foreign minister will self-isolate at the G7 meeting of diplomats in the UK after possible exposure to coronavirus. Was made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Twitter on Wednesday.
The minister said that as an abundant caution and out of consideration for others, he will conduct his engagements virtually. That will be the case with the G7 Meeting today as well, he added.
Jaishankar is in London to attend the G7 foreign ministers summit, though India is not a member state of the bloc made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.