Jayanth Jacob writes on foreign policy and politics for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jayanth Jacob
Our hope is alive, say families of kidnapped Indian workers in Afghanistan
Six Indians working for an infrastructure company in Afghanistan were kidnapped in Baghlan province of the country last month.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 08:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
At annual Brics summit, India will push members to define terrorism
It will be a major victory for India if it manages to push Brics members to define terrorism and reflect New Delhi’s concerns on cross-border terror.
Updated on Jun 05, 2018 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India, Indonesia agree to step up defence and maritime cooperation during Modi visit
After PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the two sides signed agreements, including ones on outer space cooperation, railways and health.
Updated on May 30, 2018 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Mallya case in mind, India to seek faster extradition process from UK
Including the case of Vijay Mallya, 16 extradition requests by India are pending with the UK government.
Updated on May 30, 2018 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Modi-Xi can pick up the phone, resolve issues: Sushma Swaraj on India-China ties
Sushma Swaraj says at her annual press conference that informal summit between Modi and Xi enabled the two leaders to discuss issues without any listed agenda.
Updated on May 29, 2018 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India follows UN sanctions, not US sanctions on Iran, says Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj said India’s decision on ties with Iran or its position on sanctions is independent of any other country
Updated on May 28, 2018 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India working on strategy to make another bid for NSG membership
Being a member of the NSG would be shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government and a major policy achievement ahead of the next general elections in 2019.
Updated on May 28, 2018 09:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Sushma Swaraj, Iranian foreign minister to discuss bilateral ties today
Iran is the third largest source of Indian oil export and India is making huge strategic investment in the Chabahar port that connects Afghanistan to Central Asia bypassing Pakistan.
Updated on May 28, 2018 08:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Four years of Modi govt: PM’s personalised diplomacy boosts India’s influence
The most remarkable progress was made in ties with the UAE, Japan and Bangladesh -- where the Narendra Modi-led government built on efforts of the previous government --, and Iran.
Updated on May 26, 2018 08:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Chinese minister’s India visit next month to boost bilateral ties
China's vice foreign minister Kong Xuanyou will be in New Delhi on June 5. The minister is China's special representative on Korean peninsular affairs, and is also responsible for Asian affairs and boundary and ocean affairs, and is seen as one of the key players in the foreign ministry.
Updated on May 25, 2018 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar and Jayanth Jacob
Russian gas giants look to expand in India as New Delhi, Moscow ramp up efforts to strengthen energy ties
Russian gas giant Gazprom and oil major Rosneft are looking to expand their presence in India as the two countries step up efforts to strengthen energy cooperation.
Published on May 22, 2018 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
India, other SCO members, to participate in anti-terror meet in Pakistan
Islamabad is expected to host legal experts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, including from India, from May 23-25, to discuss terrorist threats being faced by the region and ways and means to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation.
Updated on May 22, 2018 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Islamabad | Jayanth Jacob & Imtiaz Ahmad
As US plans Iran sanction details after pulling out of nuclear deal, India weighs options
Iran is the third largest source of Indian oil export and India is making huge strategic investment in Chabahar port. As US plans sanctions on Iran, India is gauging the impact on oil payments.
Updated on May 22, 2018 07:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Defence buys won’t be dictated by the US: India on Russia sanctions
On May 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Sochi for a “four- six hour” informal summit, which would mostly be a series of one-to-one meetings with Russian president Vladimir Putin, a source said.
Updated on May 18, 2018 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Looking back: 20 years after Pakistan tested nuclear weapons
India has a nuclear doctrine of no first use. Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine resembles that of the US during the Cold War: if the integrity of the country is being threatened, it reserves the right to use nuclear weapons
Updated on May 13, 2018 07:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Trade between Bay of Bengal countries to become easier as draft motor vehicle pact ready
Agreement will improve movement and trade between Bay of Bengal nations once it is finalised in Nepal.
Updated on May 12, 2018 09:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta and Jayanth Jacob
Pokhran tests: 20 years on, here’s how India became a legitimate nuclear power
After initial isolation following the Pokhran test, India harmonised relations and signed the India-US nuclear deal in 2008.
Updated on May 11, 2018 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Iran’s Chabahar port work on but fear of US sanctions loom
Chabahar opens a transit route to Iran and Afghanistan that will also give India access to markets in Central Asia.
Updated on May 10, 2018 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta and Jayanth Jacob
India treads cautiously, experts worried as US exits Iran nuclear deal
Trump on Tuesday announced he was withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal signed by the Obama administration in 2015 under which Tehran had agreed to significantly cut its stocks of centrifuges, enriched uranium and heavy water, all key components required to develop nuclear weapons.
Updated on May 09, 2018 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
As PM Modi heads to Nepal, India looks to bring back momentum into ties
On this third visit to Nepal as Prime Minister, Modi will be accorded two civic receptions — at his port of call in Janakpuri and at Muktinath — and a ceremonial reception in Kathmandu.
Updated on May 09, 2018 07:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Afghan authorities suspect Taliban commander behind Indian engineers’ abduction
The Indians, all electrical engineers, were abducted along with their Afghan driver by gunmen in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri while on their way to a government-run power station.
Updated on May 08, 2018 07:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob and Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
India-UK pact on illegal immigrants runs into hurdles
The largest group of illegal migrants in the UK is from India, numbering between 75,000 and 100,000, according to British authorities.
Updated on May 07, 2018 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Rajnath Singh to visit Mongolia to further India’s bilateral ties
Rajanth Singh’s proposed visit to Mongolia, sandwiched between Russia and China, comes at a time when Beijing is expanding its influence in Delhi’s periphery in South Asia, with analysts terming Indian push as an instance of ‘politico-diplomatic astuteness’.
Updated on May 02, 2018 10:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Act East policy talks: Sushma Swaraj calls meeting of all northeast CMs
The government is looking at stepping up ties with countries in the region that could bring economic benefit to the north-eastern states and fulfil country’s strategic objectives.
Published on Apr 30, 2018 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob and Kumar Uttam
Why informal talks between India and China need to continue
The informal summit was fraught with some political risks. But the happy outcome to the meeting shows why it was a necessity and why the practice should be continued.
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 07:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob
When Modi and Xi talk in China, only one other Indian will be present
R Madhu Sudan, first secretary (political) at the Indian embassy in Beijing, will serve as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interpreter at the informal summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 10:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Citing terrorism, India says time not ripe for Saarc summit in Pakistan
Pakistan’s efforts to host the summit in November 2016 went in vain after India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh opted out citing almost similar reasons.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob
Walks, heart-to heart-talks, no joint documents at Modi-Xi Wuhan summit
When Modi and Xi meet during April 27-28, they will be accompanied only by their interpreters and there will be no joint statement or communiqué.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 11:47 PM IST
Jayanth Jacob and Sutirtho Patranobis, New Delhi/beijing
Kapil Sibal and Sitaram Yechury, the men who drove the CJI removal motion
While Sitaram Yechury convinced opposition parties of the need to move forward on the issue, Kapil Sibal played a key role in mobilising opinion both within the party and with allies
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 07:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob, Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and Saubhadra Chatterji
PM Modi, Xi Jinping could meet at Mao’s iconic villa in historic Wuhan city
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold an informal summit meeting in China’s central city of Wuhan, a meet which may well be a historic one and a defining moment in the history of Sino-Indian ties.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 08:54 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob