Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter to counter the opposition's charge and said India secured unprecedented support from the international community for listing Masood Azhar under the UN Sanctions Committee.
Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs, on Thursday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said “if he is so generous then he should hand over JeM chief Masood Azhar to India."
China on Wednesday kept Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, under its protective wings, vetoing a fourth attempt to declare him a global terrorist.
Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari Friday laid the foundation stones for two high-speed highway corridors -- Rs 90,000 crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Rs 9,000 crore Dwarka Expressway here.
"Terrorism and extremism bear different names and labels.It uses diverse causes.But in each case, it is driven by distortion of religion, and a misguided belief in its power to succeed.The fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion." Read full text of Sushma Swaraj's historic speech at OIC
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday exposed Pakistan's terror funding, at the foreign ministers' meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, where she was invited as the guest of honour.
Pakistan's double speak has been exposed again. While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has offered talks with India, the country has pulled out of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting which starts in Abu Dhabi citing presence of Sushma Swaraj’s presence. Sushma Swaraj, India’s foreign minister is the guest of honour at the OIC meeting today.
Sushma will attend the OIC meet as the "guest of honour".
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The Minister strongly put it across that the JeM is a "Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation".
Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the invitation a "welcome recognition" of the presence of 185 million Muslims in India and of their contribution to its pluralistic ethos, and of India's contribution to the Islamic world.
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Wednesday urged the Centre to cancel the work visas of all Pakistani artists.
Swaraj's assurance came after a woman urged her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help find Indian national Anuj Goel.
Four Indian sailors - Harish Jogi, Sachin Singh, Ashish Ashok Nair and Kamleshbhai Gopalbhai Tandel - were rescued by the authorities.
The 15th PBD will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of chief guest of the event Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in Varanasi on Tuesday.
We also need to ask that who these terrorists are, who funds them, how do they find sustenance, who protects and sponsors them," she said.
Recent developments in India-Nepal ties across various sectors came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Thursday.
Swaraj identified terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and climate change as the three critical challenges being faced by the world today.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the two ministers deliberated on important bilateral issues and shared perspectives on the regional situation.
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