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Jaishankar faces busy UN schedule as India campaigns for council seat

Source: The Hindu · 22 Sep 2026, 15:53 UTC
Jaishankar faces busy UN schedule as India campaigns for council seat
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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is due to hold several meetings at the United Nations as India campaigns for a Security Council election. The Hindu said engagements with the U.S. Secretary of State and Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister will be closely watched.

India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, is set for a busy schedule at the United Nations as India campaigns for a Security Council election, according to The Hindu. The minister’s engagements will include meetings with the United States Secretary of State and Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, the report said.

Those meetings are among several diplomatic engagements expected to attract attention during the campaign. The supplied material does not state which Security Council election is involved, identify the dates of the meetings or describe the issues expected to be discussed. It also gives no details about India’s campaign commitments, the positions of other countries or the outcome sought by New Delhi.

The report focuses on Jaishankar’s planned diplomatic activity and the attention surrounding his discussions with U.S. and Bangladeshi counterparts.

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