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Speeches/ Statements
October 2009
- Oct 13 Statement by the Official Spokesman on the citizens and State of Arunachal Pradesh of India
- Oct 12 Statement by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs during the Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development at the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly
- Oct 09 Keynote Address by MOS Smt. Preneet Kaur at ICWA on India –EU Forum on Effective Multilateralism
- Oct 09 Opening Statement by Shri Shyam Saran, SEPM at the Press Conference in Bangkok
- Oct 07 Address by MoS Dr Shashi Tharoor at Abu Dhabi on “Doing Business with India – The Next Wave”
- Oct 07 Concluding address by Foreign Secretary at the International Seminar on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan: The Way Ahead
- Oct 06 Address by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan at Texas A&M University
- Oct 04 Address by MoS Dr. Shashi Tharoor at the Bahrain-India Society
- Oct 01 Official Spokesperson’s response to question on Chinese visas for Indian nationals
September 2009
- Sep 26 Statement by Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs of India at the General Debate of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Sep 25 PM’s Remarks at the G-20 Meeting at Pittsburgh: Plenary Session
- Sep 25 Pittsburgh Communique- Leader's Statement
- Sep 24 Letter from Permanent Representative of India to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council outlining India’s approach and perspectives regarding the Security Council’s Summit meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament
- Sep 24 Response of Official Spokesperson to a question on “EAM’s interview to the Wall Street Journal and whether there is a change in India’s policy towards Afghanistan and holding of a dialogue with Taliban” :
- Sep 24 Keynote Address by Minister of State Dr. Shashi Tharoor at the RIS-Japan Economic Foundation Symposium
- Sep 24 Response of Official Spokesperson to media reports regarding ‘calling off’ of joint military exercise between India and China
- Sep 23 PM’s Statement prior to his departure for Pittsburgh, USA for the G-20 Summit
- Sep 22 Intervention by External Affairs Minister at the Round Table during the Climate Change meeting at the UN on 22 Sep 2009
- Sep 17 Statement to the Press by EAM
- Sep 16 Statement by Official Spokesperson on the assault on Indians in Melbourne
- Sep 14 Prime Minister’s Statement to Media on the State Visit of the President of Mongolia to India
- Sep 10 Address by EAM at the Editors Guild meeting
- Sep 08 Statement by EAM on UAE Air Force Aircraft at Kolkata
- Sep 01 Address by EAM at the 6th IBSA Trilateral Commission Meeting
August 2009
- Aug 31 PM’s Statement to media during visit of President of Namibia
- Aug 22 Statement by EAM on Afghanistan elections
- Aug 21 Address by MoS Dr. Shashi Tharoor: 'Why Foreign Policy Matters'
- Aug 20 Response of Official Spokesperson to a question regarding legalisation of stay of some Indians in Spain
- Aug 18 Address by External Affairs Minister at the Release of the Publication India’s Foreign Relations – 2008 Documents
- Aug 17 Statement by EAM on attacks on Indian Students in Australia
- Aug 17 Address by EAM on the occasion of Launch of India-Africa Connect Website
- Aug 15 Official spokesperson on incident pertaining to Mr. Shah Rukh Khan at Newark airport
- Aug 14 Address to the Nation by President of India on the eve of Independence Day - 14th August 2009
- Aug 13 Official Spokesperson on media reports on move by USCIR
- Aug 11 Official Spokesperson on sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- Aug 11 Official Spokesperson’s response to question on article by a Chinese analyst
- Aug 11 Statement by EAM on his visit to Australia from 6 to 9 August 09
- Aug 11 Inaugural address by MoS Dr Shashi Tharoor at International Seminar on New Dimensions of Indo-Arab
Relations - Aug 08 Statement on 13th Round of India-China Special Representatives Talks
- Aug 07 Key Note Address by MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor at South Asia Peace Forum
- Aug 07 Statement by EAM at Post-Forum Dialogue of Pacific Island Forum
- Aug 01 Statement by Foreign Secretary on assumption of office
July 2009
- Jul 31 EAM’s statememt in Rajya Sabha on working of MEA
- Jul 29 Prime Minister’s statement in Lok Sabha on the debate on the PM’s recent visit’s abroad on July 29, 2009.
- Jul 28 Visit of Foreign Minister Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta of Afghanistan
- Jul 23 Inaugural Address by Shri Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister at the Conference on
“Society, Culture and Politics in the Karakoram Himalayas.” - Jul 22 Opening remarks by EAM at India ASEAN Ministerial meeting
- Jul 22 Statement by EAM at India ASEAN Ministerial meeting
- Jul 22 Statement by EAM at EAS Ministerial Meeting
- Jul 21 Address by Foreign Secretary at the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training on ‘Indian Foreign
Policy: Opportunities and Challenges’ - Jul 21 EAM's Statement in Parliament on visit of US Secretary of State
- Jul 17 PM's statement in Parliament on his visits to Italy (8-10 July), France (13-14 July) and Egypt (14-16 July)
- Jul 16 Keynote Address by MoS Dr. Shashi Tharoor at the 18th AMIC Annual Conference
- Jul 15 Statement by the Prime Minister at the XV Summit of the Non Aligned Movement
- Jul 14 Address by MoS Dr. Shashi Tharoor at All India Annual Conference for Haj 2009, New Delhi, 14 July 2009
- Jul 14 Prime Minister’s Visit to France: PM’s Statement to the media after the Parade (July 14, 2009)
- Jul 13 Intervention by EAM at the Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Committee on Palestine, Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt, July 13, 2009 - Jul 13 Intervention by EAM at the Ministerial Segment of the XV Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
- Jul 13 PM’s statement prior to his departure to France and Egypt
- Jul 12 Address by Minister of State Dr Shashi Tharoor at the inauguration of Fifth Ministerial Conference of the
Community of Democracies - Jul 09 Suo Motu Statement by External Affairs Minister in Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) on “Significant
developments in our neighbourhood” - Jul 08 PM’s Remarks At Press Conference of G-5 Leaders
- Jul 07 PM’s vision of how the world is governed in the 21st century
- Jul 07 Statement by EAM in Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) on the first anniversary of the attack on
Indian Embassy in Kabul - Jul 07 Remarks by FS on first anniversary of the attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
- Jul 07 PM’s statement prior to departure for the G8-G5 Summit in Italy
- Jul 06 Remarks by EAM at the launch of G5 website
- Jul 04 Remarks by EAM at Reception with the Indian Community at Four Seasons Hotel
- Jul 04 Remarks by EAM at Inauguration of New Chancery Building of the Indian Embassy in Tokyo
June 2009
- Jun 30 Address by Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Shashi Tharoor at Indian Oil 50th Anniversary
Conference in Delhi - Jun 29 Keynote address by MOS Dr. Shashi Tharoor at the Annual General Meeting of Global Compact Society
- Jun 29 Remarks by EAM at Press Conference at Prague
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- Jun 25 SANA'A COMMUNIQUE At 9th IOR-ARC Meeting of the Council of Ministers
- Jun 25 Statement by MOS Dr Shashi Tharoor at the Plenary Meeting of the Ninth Council of Ministers of the
Indian Ocean Rim- Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) - Jun 19 Remarks by EAM on the occasion of the signing of MoU on Nehru-Wangchuck Scholarships
- Jun 19 Statement by Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to PM for Climate Change
- Jun 18 Banquet Speech by EAM during his visit to Bhutan
- Jun 18 Remarks by EAM on arrival at the Paro Airport
- Jun 16 PM’s opening remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
- Jun 16 PM's opening remarks at the Full Format (Plenary) Session at the first BRIC Summit
- Jun 15 Departure Statement by the PM on his visit to Russia
- Jun 09 PM’s reply to the debate in the Rajya Sabha on the President’s address (Preliminary transcript)
- Jun 09 PM’s reply to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the President’s address (Preliminary transcript)
- Jun 08 EAM’s address to members of Diplomatic Corps at Hyderabad House
- Jun 02 Statement on release of Hafeez Sayeed
- Jun 01 Statement on attack in the Gurudwara in Vienna
May 2009
- May 29 Statement by H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva - May 29 Statement by Official Spokesperson on incidents of attacks on Indian students in Australia
- May 29 Statement on OIC Foreign Ministers meeting
- May 28 Statement by H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva - May 27 Statement by EAM on attack on Indian students in Melbourne
- May 25 Statement by External Affairs Minister on reports about DPRK’s nuclear test
- May 25 Statement by External Affairs Minister on Nepal
- May 23 Statement by External Affairs Minister Shri S.M. Krishna on assumption of office (Photos)
- May 21 Press Statement on the visit of NSA and FS to Sri Lanka
- May 18 Statement by the Official Spokesperson on Sri Lanka
- May 13 Address by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on BRICs in the New World Order
- May 04 Statement by External Affairs Minister on Nepal
April 2009
- Apr 27 Statement by EAM on the situation in Sri Lanka
- Apr 24 Statement by NSA upon return from Sri Lanka
- Apr 23 Statement by EAM on visit of special emissaries to Sri Lanka
- Apr 22 Statement by External Affairs Minister on the situation in Sri Lanka
- Apr 17 Statement by EAM on the situation in Sri Lanka
- Apr 14 Statement by Mr. D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Minister (Disarmament), Permanent Mission of India to the CD,
at the GGE on Cluster Munitions, 14th April 2009 - Apr 07 Statement by SEPM on Climate Change Talks at Bonn
- Apr 07 Address of the Hon’ble Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and
Industry - Apr 02 Statement by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to the Press at London
March 2009
- Mar 26 Address by Shri T. K. A. Nair, Principal Secretary to PM at Colombo
- Mar 23 Address by Shri Shyam Saran, SEPM at the Brookings Institution
- Mar 23 Speech by EAM at the Special Plenary of 5th India-Africa Conclave
- Mar 09 Address by Secretary(ER) on Ensuring India's Energy Security
- Mar 06 EAM's address at India Today Conclave
- Mar 04 Address by Secretary (ER) at CII Conference on "India-China: Drivers of the Asian Century in a
Post-Crisis World." - Mar 03 Attack on Sri Lankan Cricketers at Lahore
- Mar 01 EAM's address at the International Conference on Cooperative Development, Peace and Security
in South & Central Asia
February 2009
- Feb 28 Text of Speech by Shri Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of PM at India Habitat Centre on 28 February, 2009
- Feb 28 Statement of EAM on humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka
- Feb 26 Statement of Official Spokesperson on providing a full-fledged emergency medical unit with hospital to
Sri Lanka - Feb 20 EAM’s address at the Indian Labour Conference
- Feb 18 EAM’s statement in Parliament on the situation in Sri Lanka
- Feb 13 Inaugural Address by EAM at National Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA)
- Feb 13 EAM’s Suo Motu statement in Parliament on “Follow Up to Mumbai Terrorist Attack’
- Feb 12 Address by External Affairs Minister at inauguration of 81st AGM of FICCI
- Feb 10 Valedictory Address by Shri H.S. Puri, Secretary (ER) at RIS’ Silver Jubilee Conference
- Feb 09 Address by EAM at 'Kalabhaban'
- Feb 09 Statement by EAM at unveiling of Model of Core Shelters
- Feb 09 Opening Statement by EAM at Joint Press Conference in Dhaka
- Feb 09 Statement by EAM on arrival at Dhaka
- Feb 06 Address by NSA at the Munich Conference on Security Policy
- Feb 06 Inaugural Statement by EAM at RIS’s Silver Jubilee Conference
- Feb 05 Inaugural Address by EAM at DSDS 2009
- Feb 04 Speech by FS on India’s Foreign Policy at IFRI, Paris
- Feb 03 Statement by Mr. Hamid Ali Rao Ambassador/PR of India to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
- Feb 02 Address by EAM at the NREGA Sammelan 2009
January 2009
- Jan 25 Address to the Nation on eve of Republic Day by President of India [video]
- Jan 24 Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Kazakhstan
- Jan 21 Key Note Address by EAM at ‘Delhi Dialogue’
- Jan 19 Address by Foreign Secretary on India's Foreign Policy
- Jan 19 Address by EAM at India-Africa Business Partnership Summit
- Jan 19 Statement by EAM at the Partnership Summit 2009
- Jan 17 PM’s address at the Economic Times Awards Ceremony
- Jan 17 Address by EAM at Inauguration of 4th International Convention of ANMI
- Jan 12 Joint Statement on the visit of President Hamid Karzai
- Jan 12 EAM’s inaugural address at Petrotech 2009 conference
- Jan 08 Speech by EAM at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
- Jan 06 Address by Prime Minister at CM's Conference