Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met Bahrain’s Ruler Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral partnership. Jaishankar reached Bahrain from Qatar in the second leg of his visit to four countries in the Gulf region from July 5 to 10. Kuwait and Oman are also included in his travel programme. Jaishankar said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’, “Feel honored to meet the Ruler of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Also had the privilege of meeting the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Jaishankar sent good wishes and greetings to the King of Bahrain on behalf of President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also expressed his gratitude to Shah for ensuring the safety and welfare of the Indian community living in Bahrain. He said, “We greatly value His Majesty’s continued guidance in taking forward the India-Bahrain partnership. I thanked him for ensuring the safety and well-being of the Indian expatriate community in Bahrain.” Earlier, Jaishankar met Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and discussed enhancing cooperation between the two countries and developments in the region.

S Jaishankar also met the Foreign Minister of Bahrain

Jaishankar said in a post on ‘X’, “Delighted to meet Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Foreign Minister of Bahrain in Manama today. We discussed further deepening bilateral cooperation. Also exchanged views on the developments happening in the region. Jaishankar also interacted with members of the Indian community in Bahrain. During his visit, Jaishankar will meet his counterparts and top leaders of the four Gulf region countries to deepen bilateral relations and exchange views on regional developments and issues of mutual interest.

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Why is this journey of S. Jaishankar important?

This visit of S Jaishankar is taking place at a time when the political situation in West Asia is changing rapidly after the agreement to end the US-Iran war. Before the ceasefire, there were missile and drone attacks by Iran on Bahrain. Along with Pakistan, Qatar and Oman have also mediated to achieve ceasefire. Indirect talks between the US and Iran are set to resume in Doha after the completion of week-long funeral rituals for former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

S Jaishankar met Qatar PM a day ago

During his visit to Qatar on Sunday, Jaishankar met Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani and reviewed cooperation in the areas of energy, trade, investment, connectivity and security. After visiting four countries in the Gulf region, Jaishankar will travel to New York on July 13, where he will launch India’s official campaign for the 2028-29 term on the UN Security Council. After this, he will attend the 3rd India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting in Brussels on 14-15 July.

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India has not been a part of any group in the Russia-Ukraine war since the beginning. Despite this, Europe expressed doubt on India. In view of this, Europe’s attempt to encircle India has suffered a major setback. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exposed the face of Europe from the soil of Finland and presented such evidence which has opened the eyes of the European Union.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gave a befitting reply in Finland to the European countries who raised questions on India’s foreign policy. Showing a mirror to Europe, Jaishankar said that Europe was never attacked with Indian weapons, but on the contrary, India was attacked with European weapons. He said in clear words that for years India has been attacked with weapons which were sold by European countries.

S Jaishankar, who arrived in Finland to participate in the Kultaranta Talks program, had discussions with Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and UAE’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lana Nusseibeh. In the panel discussion, when S Jaishankar was asked that there is a perception in Europe that India talks about moral equality regarding the Russia-Ukraine war but also shows a soft attitude towards Russia by buying oil from it. On this the Foreign Minister gave such a reply that the European leaders were stunned.

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S Jaishankar clearly said that no European country has ever been attacked with Indian weapons. I wish I could say the same for European weapons in the context of India. The Foreign Minister further said that for many years European countries have been selling such weapons which were used in attacks on India. Despite this, India never took any step which threatened the security of Europe.

Jaishankar said that India buys oil on the basis of cost and availability. At that time most of the oil available in the market was Russian. The reason for this was that European countries were buying oil from the Middle East, which has been India’s traditional supplier. In such a situation, circumstances forced us to go in a different direction. He reminded that before 2022, India did not buy oil from Russia in large quantities, but after the Russia-Ukraine war, there was a change in the energy market and America itself had requested that India buy oil from Russia.

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