Sushma Swaraj In Israel

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today arrived in Riyadh on her maiden visit to Saudi Arabia during which she will inaugurate the Janadriyah festival of the Gulf Kingdom, which is home to over three million Indians.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in India for a 6-day official visit, visited the Taj Mahal in Agra today. His wife Sara, who is accompanying him on his India visit, was also there. Prime Minister Netanyahu's trip to Agra, however, is a fairly short one. He will return to New Delhi by the evening in order to inaugurate the 3rd ann...

For the three years that she has been foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj has steered clear of making political statements and used her Twitter handle to speak on India's foreign policy or help Indians stranded across the world who send her SOS messages. This week, she appeared to make an exception. Or was it in jest.

An Indian student has been found dead in a hostel room of Tel Aviv university in Israel. External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said the student was identified as Raj Kumar Raja aged 27 years, a resident of Chittor district of Andhra Pradesh.

With India and Israel expanding cooperation to new areas like homeland security innovation and science and technology, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked Israeli businesses to look beyond trade for building "long-term stakes" in the Indian economy.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has a packed schedule in Israel today with back-to-back meetings with top leadership, an indication of burgeoning bilateral ties and a visit seen as a build up to the much awaited trip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the region.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today laid flowers at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived Tel Aviv on a two-day visit to Israel and Palestine, some three months after the historic visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, the first by India's Head of State to the region.

In a historic first, Narendra Modi is set to visit Israel later this year. He will become the first prime minister of India to visit the country. Ahead of Modi's visit, External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

Asserting that India's policy on Palestine issue remains unchanged, government today refused to take sides over the Gaza conflict as it said Israel and Palestine should have peace talks and forestalled a resolution in Rajya Sabha which was demanded by the opposition.

After many disruptions and protests, the government today conceded opposition demands for a discussion on the Gaza violence in Parliament.

Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded that a discussion on the Gaza situation be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The government refused on Monday to go ahead with a listed short duration discussion in Rajya Sabha on the ongoing violence in West Bank and Gaza.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today arrived in Riyadh on her maiden visit to Saudi Arabia during which she will inaugurate the Janadriyah festival of the Gulf Kingdom, which is home to over three million Indians.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in India for a 6-day official visit, visited the Taj Mahal in Agra today. His wife Sara, who is accompanying him on his India visit, was also there. Prime Minister Netanyahu's trip to Agra, however, is a fairly short one. He will return to New Delhi by the evening in order to inaugurate the 3rd ann...

For the three years that she has been foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj has steered clear of making political statements and used her Twitter handle to speak on India's foreign policy or help Indians stranded across the world who send her SOS messages. This week, she appeared to make an exception. Or was it in jest.

An Indian student has been found dead in a hostel room of Tel Aviv university in Israel. External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said the student was identified as Raj Kumar Raja aged 27 years, a resident of Chittor district of Andhra Pradesh.

With India and Israel expanding cooperation to new areas like homeland security innovation and science and technology, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked Israeli businesses to look beyond trade for building "long-term stakes" in the Indian economy.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has a packed schedule in Israel today with back-to-back meetings with top leadership, an indication of burgeoning bilateral ties and a visit seen as a build up to the much awaited trip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the region.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today laid flowers at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived Tel Aviv on a two-day visit to Israel and Palestine, some three months after the historic visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, the first by India's Head of State to the region.

In a historic first, Narendra Modi is set to visit Israel later this year. He will become the first prime minister of India to visit the country. Ahead of Modi's visit, External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

Asserting that India's policy on Palestine issue remains unchanged, government today refused to take sides over the Gaza conflict as it said Israel and Palestine should have peace talks and forestalled a resolution in Rajya Sabha which was demanded by the opposition.

After many disruptions and protests, the government today conceded opposition demands for a discussion on the Gaza violence in Parliament.

Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded that a discussion on the Gaza situation be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The government refused on Monday to go ahead with a listed short duration discussion in Rajya Sabha on the ongoing violence in West Bank and Gaza.