S. Jaishankar

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Meeting of BRICS L-R Sergey Lavrov, S. Jaishankar, Wang Yi, Naledi Pandor, Carlos Alberto Franco Franca foreign ministers in New York City on 22 September 2022

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India.

Deal with Iran

From an article titled "S Jaishankar: India backs port deal with Iran after US caution" at the BBC dated May 15, 2024:[1]

On Monday, India signed a 10-year deal with Iran to develop the strategically important Chabahar port.
The US said any country considering business deals with Iran "needs to be aware of the potential risks".
But Delhi has backed the move and said the agreement would benefit the region.
"I think it's a question of communicating, convincing and getting people to understand that this is actually for everyone's benefit. I don't think people should take a narrow view of it," Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told reporters on Tuesday. He was responding to a question about Washington's remarks on the deal.
Mr Jaishankar added that in the past, the US too had been "appreciative of the fact that Chabahar has a larger relevance" and that a long-term agreement with Iran was necessary to improve the port's operations.
"And the port operation, we believe, will benefit the entire region," he said...

Will BRICS launch a new world in 2024?

Excerpt from Pepe Escobar's article at The Cradle titled "Will BRICS launch a new world in 2024?" dated March 15, 2024:[2]

"MOSCOW – Across the Global South, countries are lining up to join the multipolar BRICS and the Hegemon-free future it promises. The onslaught of interest has become an unavoidable theme of discussion during this crucial year of the Russian presidency of what, for the moment, is BRICS-10.
Indonesia and Nigeria are among the top tiers of candidates likely to join. The same applies to Pakistan and Vietnam. Mexico is in a very complex bind: how to join without summoning the ire of the Hegemon.
And then there's the new candidacy on a roll: Yemen, which enjoys plenty of support from Russia, China, and Iran.
It's been up to Russia's top BRICS sherpa, the immensely capable Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, to clarify what's ahead. He tells TASS:
We must provide a platform for the countries interested in rapprochement with the BRICS, where they will be able to work practically without feeling left behind and joining this cooperation rhythm. And as to how the further expansion will be decided upon – this should be postponed at least until the leaders convene in Kazan to decide.

[...]

In a private meeting with a few select individuals on the sidelines of the recent multipolar conference in Moscow,[3] Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke effusively of BRICS, with particular emphasis on his counterparts Wang Yi of China and S. Jaishankar of India.
Lavrov holds great expectations for BRICS-10 this year – at the same time, reminding everyone that this is still a club; it must eventually go deeper in institutional terms, for instance, by appointing a secretariat-general, just like its cousin-style organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...

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