External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the press conference
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed a press conference in New Delhi on the Narendra Modi government's one year in power.
Here are the highlights from her speech: - We have had communication and discussions with 101 countries in the last one year
- For the last 15 years, no PM had visited Nepal. No Foreign Minister had been a part of the JCM in Nepal for nearly 23 years
- India and Pakistan have supported each other during difficult times, irrespective of the bitterness in our relationship
- When the Peshawar incident happened, PM Narendra Modi called up Pakistan's Prime Minister assuring them that India is with them in this hour of need
- Our relationship with Pakistan is based on three principles for dialogue: First that we are ready to solve all issues in a peaceful manner. Second that dialogue will be between India and Pakistan; no third party will be involved. Third that the talks will take place in a non-violent zone
- It's true that one person who fled from Iraq says all the captives are dead, but I have eight sources that confirm that those Indians are alive
- PM Modi will visit Israel this year. The date hasn't been finalised yet
- As said earlier, our dialogue with Pakistan will only materialise in a peaceful milieu
- This zone will be created only when Pakistan will take action against the perpetrators like Lakhvi and others
- G-20 is expected to take place this year in Turkey, and PM Modi will be in attendance
- We have sent a proposal for MoU to Germany saying we're ready to teach German as an additional language, but in return Germany must also teach Sanskrit or any other modern Indian language; Germany's response awaited
- MHA has imposed ban on ISIS, it will be dealt with the way banned organisations are treated
- There is no anti-India mood in Jammu and Kashmir
- Indian and Bangladesh governments cannot just come to a conclusion on Teesta issue, the State government too has to be taken on board