Jaishankar said the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on 1st March under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assess the situation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured EAM Jaishankar that China is addressing India's three main concerns relating to rare earths, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines.
Three tunnel boring machines critical for Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train's underground section are stuck at a Chinese port, raising concerns of delay. The government has involved the Ministry of External Affairs, as the machines are vital for tunneling beneath Thane Creek.
S Jaishankar, who recently attended the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the USA, expressed concern over the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco
Speaking at the Doha Forum on Saturday, Jaishankar reflected on the positive relationship India had with the first Trump administration, highlighting the restart of the QUAD under Trump's presidency.
Further taking a jibe at the anti-India ecosystem, the EAM said, "The sales are down in the domestic Khan Market, the international Khan Market Gang feels like 'I need to pep up these guys and give them support'."
EAM S JAishankar highlighted the indifference shown by past Prime Ministers, particularly Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, towards the strategic significance of the Katchatheevu Island
If I am smart enough to have multiple options, you should be admiring me. Is that a problem for others? I don't think so, suddenly in this case. We try to explain what are the different pulls and pressures that countries have. it's very hard to have that unidimensional relationship," Jaishankar said.
Multiple credit lines and currency support from India under its "Neighbourhood First" policy began to help Sri Lanka gather stability in is path to economic recovery.
Explaining the difference in the approach of India's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Patel and first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jaishankar highlighted the difference of opinion among the two stalwarts