In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna talks on a range of issues from Pakistan and its position on Kashmir at the UN to the recent proposal to increase the fee for US visa by the Obama administration. ...
03:57 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New York: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has conveyed India's concerns to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the US visa fee hike and discussed a host of regional and global issues, including ways of advancing bilateral cooperation over Afghanistan. Krishna held a 45-minute meeting with Clinton on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session on Monday. Krishna and Clinton "held a positive discussion on a broad range...
06:14 PM, Oct 02, 2012
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Krishna spoke about the steps underway to tackle piracy and bring our captive sailors back. "Piracy is a scrouge that needs to be fought with the cooperation of other countries. Families (of captive sailors) have been coming to meet me. I've been very moved. We are on the (UN) ...
09:49 AM, Oct 02, 2012
United Nations: India on Monday hit out at Pakistan for making an "unwarranted" reference to Jammu and Kashmir at the UN, asserting that the state was an integral part of the country. In an apparent reference to remarks by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly last week, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said India's principled position on the issue has been consistent...
09:07 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will be addressing the United Nation General Assembly in New York on Monday. Several issues are going to be on his agenda, terrorism being the foremost. Other focus areas will include UN Security Council reforms, the piracy issue and the conflict in Syria. Krishna is also likely to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the session to discuss the ...
09:28 AM, Oct 01, 2012
New York: The issue of US visa fee hike, which has hurt several Indian IT firms, is expected to come up for discussion when External Affairs Minister SM Krishna meets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. India has "consistently" taken up the issue of the visa fee hike with the US and the issue will figure...
05:17 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Washington: Describing the US as an important partner in its development efforts, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has said for India, it will remain "a relationship of great priority and importance" in the 21st century. "As we look at the priorities for India's foreign policy in the decades ahead, we see not only convergence of interests with the United States, but also a belief in the importance of a strong...
10:35 AM, Sep 29, 2012
Kolkata: The grandfather of one-year-old Indrashish Saha - who has been taken into custody by the child welfare services in New Jersey - on Sunday met President Pranab Mukherjee who has assured all help in the matter. "The president is aware about the case and he has assured me that he will take up the matter with ministers concerned, including the prime minister (Manmohan Singh). He has assured me all...
10:15 AM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to seek India's support for his move to secure "non member" status in the United Nation. Palestine is presently an observer in the United Nations. Abbas may also seek India's good offices to persuade Israel to amend the Paris Protocols and re-work his state's economic relationship with Israel. This is his fourth visit to India and the second state Visit. He...
09:01 AM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met Punjab Governor Latif Khosa and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday. Upon his arrival in Lahore, Krishna said, "Well, all this is going to help foster a much more cordial relationship between our two countries." "It is my earnest desire and the desire of Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, and the people of India that we would like...
03:47 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to expand Cross-LoC travel and trade as part of the efforts to build up Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between the two countries. This was agreed during External Affairs Minister SM Krishna's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad. The ministers reviewed the existing Cross-LoC CBMs and acknowledged that the ceasefire was holding since 2003. Taking note of the recommendations made...
04:20 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Saturday that there was no question of India backtracking on the sensitive issue of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as India and Pakistan move forward in their dialogue. "Mumbai is very much on the table. They (Pakistan) will have to take follow up action on that. India is not going back on it," Krishna told visiting Indian journalists here at the end...
03:52 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the dialogue process. Addressing a joint press conference with Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, Khar mentioned Kashmir and Siachen issues while stressing that both India and Pakistan should simultaneously progress on all tracks despite issues that have divided the two nations for...
03:33 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: India on Saturday refused to give a firm commitment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan saying that the atmosphere has to be "ripe" and something "worthwhile" should come out from such a trip. Making it clear that Prime Minister Singh was "not shying away" from visiting Pakistan, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday the Indian premier had never put conditions for his Pakistan visit. "Prime Minister...
02:49 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has taken "very seriously" the case of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who has been in a Pakistani jail for two decades, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Saturday. Krishna raised Sarabjit's case with Zardari during a meeting on Friday night. "The President has taken it very seriously and he instructed his office to look into the details," Krishna told Indian reporters during...
12:57 AM, Sep 09, 2012
India and Pakistan have identified eight areas, including agriculture, education and IT & Telecom for mutually beneficial cooperation. ...
11:10 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: India on Saturday made it clear to Pakistan that the issue of the 2008 Mumbai attacks was still "very much on the table" and the matter cannot be "glossed over". It asserted that Pakistan must take action to bring to justice the perpetrators of the brazen assault on India's financial hub that left 166 dead. "Mumbai is very much on the table and they (Pakistan) will have to take...
09:57 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Joint Statement following the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and the Minister of External Affairs of India. 1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ms Hina Rabbani Khar and the Minister of External Affairs of India Mr SM Krishna met in Islamabad on September 8, 2012, for a meeting to review progress in the Dialogue process. 2. The Ministerial level talks were preceded by a...
07:59 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, SM Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar addressed the media in Islamabad on Saturday after the second round of resumed dialogue between the two countries with issues like terrorism to be on top of the agenda. Both Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart emphasised the need for the two countries to set the sight on the future and not be held "hostage" by the past....
07:49 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday released all Indian fishermen who have completed their jail terms as a goodwill gesture for External Affairs Minister SM Krishna's visit to Islamabad. "All Indian fishermen who have completed the jail term have been released as a goodwill gesture for Krishna's visit," Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said after signing the new liberalised visa agreement with the Indian Minister in Islamabad. He said the visa agreement...
07:36 PM, Sep 08, 2012
