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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar held talks with UN secretary general Guterres and UNGA President Francis on India's G20 Presidency, reform of international financial institutions and India's advocacy for the Global South. He also discussed development partnership, millets and rice production, digital delivery and defense cooperation with Madagascar Foreign Minister Sylla.…

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York.

He said that when it has come to South-South cooperation, “we have endeavoured to walk the talk.” He also underlined that one of the really important outcomes of the G-20 was the membership of the African Union into the grouping.

EAM S. Jaishankar has said that it is still a world of “double standards” and those countries which are occupying positions of influence are resisting the pressure to change

At UNGA78, EAM S. Jaishankar met with counterparts from Brazil, South Africa as part of IBSA. Discussed solidarity among Global South, UNSC reform, terrorism, climate finance, WB/IMF reform. He also held bilateral talks with Australia, Bahrain, Japan, UK on connectivity, economic linkages, regional dynamics.

S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, arrived in New York for a nine-day visit to address UNGA and have bilateral/plurilateral meetings. He met with U.S., Australian and Japanese Foreign Ministers for the Quad ministerial meeting. He will address UNGA, have discussions with UNSG and UNGA President and have bilateral talks…

Trudeau’s explosive allegation reveals the widening rift between the two countries

He said the issue today was the building up of a strong sense over the inequities of globalisation where countries saw their products, manufacturing and employment come under stress due to their markets being flooded by cheap goods - an indirect reference to the Chinese trade and economic policies

Presenting a strong case for a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar opined on Sunday that the UN should be prepared for “reform” in this regard.

The scheme, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, will also be a key component of other initiatives such as ‘Vocal for Local’, One District One Product’, and ‘Make in India’.