Dr S Jaishankar

The Minister added that despite the knowledge India was not in a position to act and it did not have the necessary leverage over the former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina who could only be advised.

Responding to a comment by media that Kaziranga has the highest Tourist inflow, Dr Jaishankar said, "Yes I know. They were telling me that we have already crossed three lakhs. It's a good trend. Even the PM says we should visit every state because we have abundance of both natural and creative tourism.

During the session, he addressed the concerns raised following US President Donald Trump's statement that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $21 million to boost voter turnout in India.

Kshama Sawant has a long history of interfering into India's affairs owing to her dislike for PM Modi.

Jaishankar in a written reply to Lok Sabha said that Government have seen several reports of incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh

Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested on Monday was on Tuesday produced before a Chittagong court that reused to entertain his bail plea and sent him to custody.

In a shocking move, the Canadian government has blocked access to prominent diaspora media outlet Australia Today in Canada.

Maldivian Democratic Party said GoI provided extensive support to the Maldives to tackle and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, including through vaccines, medical consumables, financial assistance, and humanitarian assistance.

Taking a swipe, he said the Western countries "feel" they have influenced the world for the last 200 years, so they are not able to give up their "old habits so easily."

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has rejected recent remarks by US President Joe Biden describing India as "xenophobic"