Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon
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India And US Are Partners, Not Allies: Shivshankar Menon
Indo-US ties can best be described as "partners", which are equal, and not "allies", former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said, noting "unprecedented" cooperation in key areas like maritime security and defence.
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Devyani Khobragade case: US distances itself from Preet Bharara's comments
Senior US official Wendy Sherman today called India's foreign secretary Sujatha Singh in an effort to find a solution to the diplomatic row over the manner in which Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York last week. During their 20-minute talk, sources said, Ms Sherman discussed specific steps with Ms Singh to de-escalate the ma...
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Sujatha Singh is frontrunner to be the next foreign secretary
A decision on India's top diplomat is imminent and the choice is likely to be Sujatha Singh, currently Indian ambassador to Germany. She is the senior-most officer in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and will, in all likelihood, succeed Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who retires on July 31.
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Joint statement may be bad drafting: Menon
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday tacitly admitted that the controversial Indo-Pak joint statement could be a case of "bad drafting".
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India, Pak foreign Secys hold talks in Egypt
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir held 90 minute meeting in Egypt.
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Nirupama Rao to be India's next Foreign Secretary
India's Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao was on Tuesday named as the next Foreign Secretary to succeed Shivshankar Menon.
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India to give Rs 500 cr relief package to Lanka
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon are expected to travel to Sri Lanka.
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NSA summons envoy over Lanka situation
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has summoned Sri Lankan High Commissioner C R Jayasinghe to convey India's concerns over situation in island nation, said sources. Menon tells Lankan envoy that his country should take steps to address India's concerns over humanitarian situation in Lanka and stop killing and harassment of Indian fishermen, sour...
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India against military solution to Lanka ethnic problem
Capping a closely-guarded visit by a high powered Indian delegation that met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, India on saturday said it was not in favour of a military solution to the Tamil ethnic problem. ",India hopes that Sri Lanka can find a peaceful solution to the (ethnic) conflict within the framework of a united Sri Lanka that is ac...
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India And US Are Partners, Not Allies: Shivshankar Menon
Indo-US ties can best be described as "partners", which are equal, and not "allies", former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said, noting "unprecedented" cooperation in key areas like maritime security and defence.
-
Devyani Khobragade case: US distances itself from Preet Bharara's comments
Senior US official Wendy Sherman today called India's foreign secretary Sujatha Singh in an effort to find a solution to the diplomatic row over the manner in which Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York last week. During their 20-minute talk, sources said, Ms Sherman discussed specific steps with Ms Singh to de-escalate the ma...
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Sujatha Singh is frontrunner to be the next foreign secretary
A decision on India's top diplomat is imminent and the choice is likely to be Sujatha Singh, currently Indian ambassador to Germany. She is the senior-most officer in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and will, in all likelihood, succeed Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who retires on July 31.
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Joint statement may be bad drafting: Menon
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday tacitly admitted that the controversial Indo-Pak joint statement could be a case of "bad drafting".
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India, Pak foreign Secys hold talks in Egypt
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir held 90 minute meeting in Egypt.
-
Nirupama Rao to be India's next Foreign Secretary
India's Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao was on Tuesday named as the next Foreign Secretary to succeed Shivshankar Menon.
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India to give Rs 500 cr relief package to Lanka
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon are expected to travel to Sri Lanka.
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NSA summons envoy over Lanka situation
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has summoned Sri Lankan High Commissioner C R Jayasinghe to convey India's concerns over situation in island nation, said sources. Menon tells Lankan envoy that his country should take steps to address India's concerns over humanitarian situation in Lanka and stop killing and harassment of Indian fishermen, sour...
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India against military solution to Lanka ethnic problem
Capping a closely-guarded visit by a high powered Indian delegation that met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, India on saturday said it was not in favour of a military solution to the Tamil ethnic problem. ",India hopes that Sri Lanka can find a peaceful solution to the (ethnic) conflict within the framework of a united Sri Lanka that is ac...
