Jayanth Jacob writes on foreign policy and politics for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jayanth Jacob
Why Abdulla Yameen’s ouster is good news for India
Maldives has become a showpiece of mega projects-driven Chinese foreign policy as well as an important player in President Xi Jinping’s marquee one-road-one-belt project.
Updated on Sep 25, 2018 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India hails ‘triumph of democracy’ in Maldives election result
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s victory could possibly bring to an end the months-long strain in ties between India and Yameen, whose handling of institutions and closeness to Beijing didn’t go down well with New Delhi.
Published on Sep 25, 2018 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India seeks Russia’s help for Gaganyaan mission to put man in space by 2022
If India’s Gaganyaan mission succeeds, it will be the fourth country in the world to launch a manned space mission after Russia, the US and China.
Updated on Sep 22, 2018 07:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Sushma Swaraj to meet Pakistan foreign minister in New York later this month
The meeting between external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be the first such high-level contact between the two sides since India snapped all formal talks with Pakistan following the terror attack on Pathankot airbase in 2016.
Updated on Sep 21, 2018 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
After Pak PM’s letter, Govt says foreign ministers to meet in New York
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will be in New York to attend the SAARC foreign ministers lunch on September 27 where her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi will also present.
Updated on Sep 20, 2018 05:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Joint Indo-China project to train Afghan envoys to begin in October
India and China had agreed to train diplomats from Afghanistan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping’s informal summit in China’s Wuhan in April.
Published on Sep 19, 2018 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Sushma Swaraj pulls up Navjot Singh Sidhu for ‘his conduct’ in Pakistan
Sushma Swaraj pointed out that Navjot Singh Sidhu’s statements on Sikh pilgrimage and the Kartarpur corridor “unnecessarily politicised”, sources said.
Updated on Sep 18, 2018 08:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Bimstec to launch ambitious land, air, sea transport plan
The draft connectivity master plan has been arrived at after over a decade of discussions at various levels.
Updated on Sep 17, 2018 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta & Jayanth Jacob
Parliament panel hails govt’s handling of Doklam standoff
The report includes submissions by senior government officials to the panel, which emphasised that the standoff in Dolkam was clearly the result of “an effort to compromise our security.”
Updated on Sep 14, 2018 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Sushma Swaraj to meet Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in US for SAARC lunch, no formal talks yet
Though ties between India and Pakistan remain strained, analysts say that the lunch will provide at least a photo-op, and perhaps the exchange of pleasantries even if a meeting or a so-called pull-aside did not materialise between the two foreign ministers.
Published on Sep 10, 2018 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
US expects India to reduce oil imports from Iran to zero by November
The US has said that countries need to reduce the import of oil from Iran to zero, though they “would consider waivers” and from the sanctions that are planned to begin on November 4
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 08:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India, US ink key defence pact, deepen strategic trust
The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (Comcasa) was signed by India and the United States on Thursday at the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue between their foreign and defence ministers.
Published on Sep 06, 2018 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob and Rahul Singh
US asks Pakistan to act against culprits of Uri, Pathankot, Mumbai attacks
In the two-plus-two dialogue between the India and US, the two countries also decided to increase information-sharing efforts on known or suspected terrorists.
Updated on Sep 06, 2018 10:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
US-India 2+2 talks: A platform that reviews the entire range of bilateral relationship
The two plus two is a high level dialogue mechanism between the foreign ministers, defence ministries of the two countries that befits their strategic partnership.
Updated on Sep 06, 2018 07:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Ahead of 2+2 talks, India hopes US takes lenient view of Russia arms deal, Iran oil imports
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman will discuss collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and other issues with US secretary of state, Mike R Pompeo and defence secretary James Mattis.
Updated on Sep 05, 2018 07:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
In win for India, BIMSTEC calls for crackdown on terror
Though no country was named as a supporter of cross-border terrorism, the declaration buttressed New Delhi’s stance on the threat of terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
Published on Aug 31, 2018 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
India, Nepal ink MoU for survey of key rail link
The MoU for preliminary engineering-cum-traffic survey of a broad gauge line between Raxaul and Kathmandu was signed on the margins of Bimstec Summit in Kathmandu by Indian ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri and secretary of Nepal’s physical infrastructure and transportation ministry, Madhusudan Adhikari.
Updated on Aug 31, 2018 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
Kathmandu declaration will aim to sharpen focus
The Kathmandu declaration will narrow down the focus to connectivity, trade, counter-terrorism, livelihood issues and disaster management, the officials said.
Updated on Aug 31, 2018 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
PM Narendra Modi stresses on regional connectivity at Bimstec summit
Bimstec leaders agreed to enhance counter-terror cooperation and to hold a meeting of their home ministers to discuss related issues.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 09:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
PM Modi arrives in Kathmandu for BIMSTEC Summit
PM Narendra Modi is expected to meet Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena and Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the summit on Thursday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 02:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
Access to Bay of Bengal region is key, says Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
In an interview to HT, Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said he doesn’t see Bimstec and Saarc as rival groupings.
Published on Aug 30, 2018 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob and Anil Giri
Nepal summit aims to boost anti-terror ties, PM Modi arrives in Kathmandu
At the Nepal summit of BIMSTEC, the seven member states are expected to announce a connectivity master plan and step up counter-terror cooperation during a summit to be held in Kathmandu
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Jayanth Jacob & Anil Giri
India seeks Russia’s help in new bid to enter Nuclear Suppliers Group
The 48-member NSG works on the principle of consensus for admitting new members. India has not signed the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for an entry into the group.
Updated on Aug 27, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Of 24 terror suspects turned in by Gulf countries to India since 2012, 18 are from UAE and Saudi
The most recent such deportation was of an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, Habibur Rahman, who was sent to India earlier this month by Saudi Arabia
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 07:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajesh Ahuja and Jayanth Jacob
Kerala floods: Centre firm on no-aid policy but may allow funds under ‘schemes’
India may, however, not be averse to treating some offers as ‘humanitarian aid or reconstruction plans under other schemes’, the people indicated. The details of the schemes could be worked out later, the people added.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 09:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India wants constructive engagement with Pakistan, PM Modi tells Imran Khan
India looking for constructive and meaningful engagement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Pakistani counterpart, newly-elected Imran Khan.
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 09:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi and Islamabad | Jayanth Jacob and Imtiaz Ahmad
China defence minister to discuss possibility of setting up hotline with India
Chinese minister of national defence and a member of the Central Military Commission Wei Fenghe is set to visit India from August 21 to 24
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 07:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob & Rahul Singh
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s deft foreign policy helped forge stronger relationships
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a traditionalist when it came to foreign policy. He held that it wasn’t feasible to radically reshape foreign policy in a short span.
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Extradition among options India trying to get back Mehul Choksi
Another option would be initiating the legal process to prove that Mehul Choksi acquired Antigua citizenship to escape Indian law.
Updated on Aug 14, 2018 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Central govt likely to launch more Quick Impact Projects abroad
The quick impact projects mostly cover upgradation of physical infrastructure such as roads, local community centres, social infrastructure such as in the education, health, sanitation or community development sectors.
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 08:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob