EAM S Jaishankar meets UK minister Lord Ahmad, discusses bilateral ties
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Published: Monday, March 15, 2021, 21:24 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 15: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with UK minister Lord Tariq Ahmad covering bilateral ties and global cooperation against the backdrop of strain in relations between the two countries following a debate on the farmers protest in the British Parliament.
The minister for South Asia in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office also held talks with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Received UK Minister of State Lord @tariqahmadbt. Discussed our bilateral ties and global cooperation, Jaishankar tweeted.
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Repatriation exercise during the lockdown shows Govt s diplomatic success: Jaishankar
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New Delhi, March 15 : Repatriation of more than 45 lakh people from various countries during the Covid-19 lockdown highlights the success of diplomacy of the current government, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament on Monday.
Noting that seafarers are also a category that require special attention, the Minister also said that crew change rules pose a challenge but even the issue with crew on the Chinese ports have been successfully resolved.
Jaishankar was speaking on the recent developments pertaining to the welfare of Indians abroad, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) during the pandemic.
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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the government wanted to expand the “air bubble” arrangement with more countries and the priority would be Saudi Arabia, Kuwait in the west and Japan, China and Singapore in the east.
“These are the countries where bubbles have not worked so well,” Mr. Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha.
Under the air bubble scheme, commercial airlines from specific countries are allowed to travel to and from India on a limited basis an arrangement that was solely reserved for the Air India under the Vande Bharat mission as full scale international commercial air operations are yet to resume after COVID-19 restrictions were implemented last year.
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