Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since May 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since July 2019, representing Gujarat.

October 21, 2026

Columns/Human Rights

Progress achieved, promise unfulfilled

Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth, government-led programmes and community-based initiatives. At the same

Columns/Geopolitics

The French Protests Are Being Misunderstood

The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not receiving proper attention. The explanation that students all over France, with the disturbances spreading into Italy and Belgium, are burning down historic buildings and looting businesses because they are dissatisfied

October 20, 2026

Sri Lanka’s illicit cigarette trade costs government Rs 29.5bn in lost tax revenue

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka lost an estimated Rs 29.5 billion in potential tax revenue in 2025 because of illicit factory-made cigarette consumption, according to an economic

Sri Lanka: Rising Prices and People’s Patience

Sri Lanka

A familiar storm gathers Sri Lanka’s inflation reached 8% in September 2026, above the Central Bank’s 3–7% target band for a third straight month,

Why Bharat Matters: India’s New Foreign Policy

January 5, 2024

New Books

Following excerpts adapted from the author’s new book, Why Bharat Matters, published by Rupa Publications Three years ago, in my earlier book The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World, I had urged

Indo-Lanka Relationship in a turbulent world

January 20, 2023

Columns/Diplomacy

Following column is based on the remarks made by the author during his official visit to Sri Lanka on 20 January 2023 First of all, let me say what a great pleasure