India - Africa 🌍 Dr. S. Jaishankar is currently in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA), and his schedule has been packed with bilateral meetings with foreign ministers and heads of government. He is scheduled to deliver India’s national statement at the UNGA on September 26, 2026. 🇮🇳 Jaishankar’s major New York engagements 🇺🇸 Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State — discussed India-US relations and major international issues, including concerns surrounding the new US tariff provisions affecting countries buying Russian oil. 🇫🇷 France + 🇦🇪 UAE — Jaishankar participated in the India-France-UAE trilateral. Discussions included AI, space, health sciences, energy and culture, as well as the situation in West Asia. 🇺🇦 Ukraine — Andrii Sybiha — discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict; India reiterated its position that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward. 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda — PM Gaston Browne — discussed India's development partnership, capacity building and climate cooperation. 🇦🇲 Armenia — FM Ararat Mirzoyan 🇧🇧 Barbados — FM Christopher Peter Sinckler 🇮🇶 Iraq — Deputy PM/FM Fuad Hussein — discussions included West Asia and India's economic and energy cooperation with Iraq. 🇵🇦 Panama — President José Raúl Mulino — bilateral and international issues. 🇫🇷 France — FM Jean-Noël Barrot 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇨🇭 Switzerland — these were among his early bilateral meetings in New York. 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇮 Finland and 🇸🇮 Slovenia — discussions covered Ukraine, technology, EU cooperation, trade/investment, energy, manufacturing, digital connectivity and defence. He has also met counterparts from Ghana, Estonia and other countries during the UNGA week. The UNGA brings presidents, prime ministers and senior representatives from all 193 UN member states to New York. The agenda this year includes wars and international security, climate change, development, emerging technologies and the future of multilateralism. Ira#india#trending #bharat njan iran foreign minister Abbas aragchi russia Russian President Vladimir Putin P# - @dxb_dude_