Amidst repeated attempts by Pakistan to internationalise recent tension at the Line of Control, India on Tuesday made it clear that the issue has to be dealt with bilaterally and there was no scope of any third party involvement. ...
05:56 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid for defending Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's comments on home grown terrorism. ...
05:52 PM, Jan 22, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday backed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's comment on terror, saying his remark was factually correct and phrases used by him should not be used to divert attention. "Our stated position is fully shared by the Home Minister. His statements are based on facts," Shinde said. ...
03:17 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Against the backdrop of chill in relations over the beheading incident, India on Monday said ties with Pakistan can move forward in a "sensible and calibrated" way once the "dust settles". "I think it is important that we let little time go by so that the dust, as it was, settles. Then in a sensible and calibrated manner we can move forward," External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. ...
06:18 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Australia had agreed to start negotiations on a civil nuclear deal with India during the October visit of PM Julia Gillard to New Delhi. ...
03:07 PM, Jan 21, 2013
While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that the Indian government played no role in sending back Pakistani sportspersons and artistes following the recent LoC killings. ...
09:21 PM, Jan 20, 2013
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that the government played no role in sending back Pakistani sportspersons and cancelling plays to be performed by artists from the neighbouring country following the killing of two Indian soldiers by the Pakistan army at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
08:18 AM, Jan 20, 2013
India on Friday noted the "positive indications" from Pakistan following the tension at Line of Control (LoC) in the wake of beheading of its soldier and said it will give an "appropriate" response if Islamabad makes a formal proposal for talks between the foreign ministers. ...
03:39 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Pakistan has climbed down from its demand for a United Nations (UN) probe into the killing of Indian soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) last week and the tension has eased since the talks between top military officials of the two sides. ...
04:51 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Amidst the ongoing crisis between the Indian and Pakistani troops at the Line of Control, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said that talks had not frozen between the two countries and the Prime Minister would take decisions step by step depending on the developments. ...
03:03 PM, Jan 17, 2013
As the tensions between India and Pakistan escalated with more ceasefire violations reported on Tuesday and the war of words intensifying on Wednesday, both the countries are now looking for measures to de-escalate it. While both the countries have ordered their troops to strictly honour the ceasefire agreement, Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has invited her Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid for talks. ...
07:49 AM, Jan 17, 2013
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on the alleged embezzlement of funds from a trust run by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. ...
01:25 AM, Jan 17, 2013
A fake Twitter account in the name of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid was on Tuesday created, prompting the Ministry to complain to the social networking site operator and seek its blocking. ...
11:02 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Days after two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke his silence on Tuesday saying that after the "barbaric act", there cannot be "business as usual" with the neighbouring country. ...
06:52 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Economic and commercial relations between India and France were affected by the economic slowdown but are again growing steadily and there is considerable untapped potential for further growth, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday. ...
02:56 AM, Jan 11, 2013
India is ironing out contract details on a purchase of French Rafale fighter jets that has been under negotiation over the past year, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said during a visit to Paris on Thursday, suggesting that a deal could be close. ...
11:21 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The Pakistani attack on an Indian Army area domination patrol in Poonch could have been planned over a month if not more, say Indian Army sources. ...
02:32 PM, Jan 10, 2013
A day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar called for interference of the United Nations to verify the country's claims on the deaths of two Indian soldiers, the UN has urged India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions through dialogue. The UN has urged India and Pakistan to respect the ceasefire and "de-escalate" tensions over the recent cross-border firings through dialogue. ...
11:20 AM, Jan 10, 2013
India has reacted strongly to the ceasefire violation and killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid called it 'inhuman' and 'ghastly'. "It is Absolutely Unacceptable, seems like a clear attempt to derail dialogue. Ghastly incident. This is inhuman. Extremely Myopic by Pakistan. This is not how civilized people behave, specially a neighbour. Extremely distressing. We need answers from Pakistani side. We will take it...
08:29 AM, Jan 09, 2013
India and France will seek to step their civil nuclear cooperation and intensify economic ties when External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid goes on a two-day visit to Paris starting Thursday. ...
02:45 AM, Jan 09, 2013
