External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday took on the Congress, which had attempted to project that the Central government had collapsed and foreign embassies were reaching out to the opposition for help with their Covid-19 medical .
Jaishankar in Twitter Spat After Youth Congress Supplies Oxygen to 2 Foreign Missions
While the External Affairs Minister said the oxygen was âunsolicitedâ, his Ministry warned against hoarding .
External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar. On the background is an image of IYC members at the NZ high commission in Delhi, tweeted by Srinivas BV.
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New Delhi: Twitter played witness to a high-level public spat after it emerged that members of the opposition Congress had supplied oxygen cylinders to foreign missions, following an SOS cry by the latter.Â
This led External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to lash out that the oxygen was âunsolicitedâ and the Congress’s announcement an attempt at âfake publicityâ.
Political spat over Indian Youth Congress extending help to foreign missions
Political spat over Indian Youth Congress extending help to foreign missions
The delivery of oxygen cylinders to the Philippines mission in New Delhi led to a political furore between the BJP and the Congress with the MEA saying foreign should missions seek assistance from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) since they are the nodal ministry for international representatives in India.
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UPDATED: May 2, 2021 12:12 IST
(Photo for representation) The Indian Youth Congress on Saturday night delivered oxygen cylinders to Philippines mission in New Delhi.
Indian Youth Congress on Saturday night delivered oxygen cylinders to Philippines mission in New Delhi, which has led to a political furore between the BJP and the Congress.
The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Sri Lanka’s relationship with China has been a controversial discussion during the last decade, dominating both domestic and international political conversations. The strengthening relationship between the island nation and the emerging global power has been largely economic. Yet it is quite clear that Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour, India, and the United States are diligently monitoring these developments in the China–Sri Lanka relationship.
China has been a major economic partner for Sri Lanka. Beijing’s assistance has been crucial in saving the poorly performing Sri Lankan economy during the last three years. At the same time, Sri Lanka is compelled not to antagonize India, its closest neighbour, with which Sri Lanka’s relationship runs deep and far back. The India–Sri Lanka relationship is vastly different than its ties with China.
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will embark on a four-day visit to London beginning Monday primarily to participate in a meeting of foreign ministers of G7 countries. India has been invited to the meeting as a guest country. The External Affairs Minister will be visiting London from May 3-6 to participate in the G7 foreign ministers meeting, at which India has been invited as a guest country. He will thereafter undertake a bilateral visit to the UK, the ministry of external affairs said. The G7 members are Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. The meeting is expected to discuss ways to deal with the coronavirus pandemic besides several other pressing issues facing the world.