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S. M. Krishna

Krishna gives a skip to Qureshi, chill deepens

November 29, 2009 India

A year after the Mumbai attacks, foreign ministers of India and Pakistan were in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, but did not meet for any talks, indicating a deepening chill in their ties.
With India making it clear that Pakistan needs to do more to punish the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks and dismantle the [...]

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Krishna cautious on China

October 25, 2009 India

Indian administration is cautious on China as External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Sunday said India and China need to move cautiously.
Chinese embassy in Delhi has asked his Ministry to prevent Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama from visiting Arunachal Pradesh,  Mr. Krishna told journalists here that the countries had “become mature global players. We have [...]

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Krishna misquoted, no change in Afghan policy: MEA

September 25, 2009 India

India Thursday clarified that the External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna did not advocate a political settlement with Taliban, stressing that the country’s Afghan policy had not changed direction.
The external affairs ministry spokesperson clarified Thursday that there was “no change in India’s policy towards Afghanistan”.
“EAM has been misquoted in his interview with the Wall Street Journal [...]

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No military solution possible in Afghanistan: Krishna

September 23, 2009 India

Even as a top US commander in Afghanistan has sought more forces, India has said there is no military solution to the conflict in that country and NATO combat operations should give way to a political settlement.
India, one of the biggest investors in Afghanistan, “doesn’t believe that war can solve any problem and that applies [...]

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Pakistan’s spy agency still aiding Afghan Taliban: Krishna

September 23, 2009 India

India has accused Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of playing a disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency by continuing to provide aid to the Afghan Taliban to complicate the military situation there.
“They are a tandem,” External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on the sidelines of the [...]

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Pakistan, Taliban still together: Krishna

September 23, 2009 India

New Delhi has charged that Islamabad’s disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency along with aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan’s spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India’s foreign minister asserting “they are still together”.
“They are a tandem,” External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said in an interview with the Wall [...]

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Krishna to present Indian stand on climate change at UN summit

September 22, 2009 India

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will articulate India’s stand on climate change at the UN summit being hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday.
Krishna will represent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the summit hosted by Ban to bring about a fair and ratifiable green house gas reduction agreement at this year’s Climate Conference [...]

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Krishna to represent India at UN climate change summit

September 22, 2009 India

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will represent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the UN summit on Climate Change being hosted by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday.
The UN summit is part of Ban’s campaign to bring about a fair and ratifiable green house gas reduction agreement at this year’s Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Krishna [...]

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Quiz Saeed for 26/11, says India ahead of Krishna-Qureshi meet

September 22, 2009 India

With Islamabad arresting suspected Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York Sep 27 to review Pakistan’s action against the 26/11 terrorists.
The foreign ministers’ meeting will be preceded by talks between India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart [...]

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Pakistan has vested interest in protecting Saeed, asserts Krishna

September 10, 2009 India

Ahead of his meeting with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said that Pakistan has a vested interest in blocking the inquiry into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and is safeguarding terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
“It’s an orchestrated voice emanating from Pakistan. They have a vested interest in safeguarding Hafiz Saeed. We have [...]

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