External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Governments (CHG) meeting, scheduled be held in Islamabad on October 15-16, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) announced Friday.
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50 Indian fishermen released as EAM Jaishankar meets Lankan President Dissanayake
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Israel bans UN chief Guterres from entering country
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India and France intensify strategic partnership as NSA Doval calls on French President Macron in Paris
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Washington, to hold bilateral talks with Blinken
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Over 100 killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon: Ministry
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