External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pushed to increase trade with Russia, encouraging Russian companies to engage "more intensively" with their Indian counterparts.

In a key diplomatic engagement aimed at reinforcing the "special privileged strategic partnership" between India and Russia, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow today.

India and Russia should come out with a creative and innovative approach to confront complex geopolitical challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday amid increasing strains in New Delhi's ties with Washington.

Indian government sources have issued a pointed clarification saying there has been no change in New Delhi's position on Taiwan.

During talks with S Jaishankar, Wang Yi said relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation.

China Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in India, for the first time in three years, to participate in a 24th round of talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the long-standing border row.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar -- at his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi today -- made the point that India and China would move forward with their bilateral relationship after "having seen a difficult period in our relationship".

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin his two-day visit to India on Monday, where he will hold a crucial bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke to his British counterpart David Lammy and discussed the Ukraine conflict, along with the US-Russia summit talks regarding it.

S Jaishankar's trip to Russia comes days after National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval travelled to Russia and met President Vladimir Putin and several top-ranking officials.

Raksha Bandhan is a festival deeply rooted in Indian culture and has been celebrated for centuries. Incidents of sisters tying rakhi around their brothers' wrists for protection are mentioned in Hindu religious texts.

In a strongly worded letter, MK Stalin has urged S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic action to secure the release of 14 Indian fishermen from Lankan custody.

Amid stiffening ties between US and India over Russian oil imports, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval arrived in Moscow for a visit aimed at strengthening ties between Russia and India.

The Centre set in motion plans to build the 1,856 MW Sawalkote Hydro Project on Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday criticised Congress, saying they are "uncomfortable with history," while speaking about India's decision to put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday during a Rajya Sabha discussion on Operation Sindoor, clarified that no phone calls took place between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi from April 22 to June 16.

Live: Amit Shah thanked the armed forces and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for orchestrating Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

Union minister Amit Shah slammed the Opposition in parliament today amid the heated debate on Operation Sindoor, when they raised questions on foreign minister S Jaishankar's assurance that the US had no role to play in the ceasefire.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has squashed any speculation US President Donald Trump played a role in negotiating an India-Pakistan ceasefire to end Operation Sindoor.

During a speech at the Pakistani Parliament, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar openly defended The Resistance Front (TRF). On 18th July, the United States designated TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.

India on Friday welcomed the US's move to designate The Resistance Front (TRF), the group behind the Pahalgam terror attack, as a terrorist organisation and described the move as "a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism operation".

Consul General of Israel to India, Kobbi Shoshani, said that all the big countries must raise their voices against terrorist activities that have long plagued India and Israel.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday raised the issue of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council in Tianjin.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the SCO member nations on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping.