Sujatha Singh

Sushma Swaraj to begin four-day China visit today, Jaishankar to accompany

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to China on a four-day visit on Saturday during which she will hold talks on "issues of concern".

Not DRDO all over again: Sujatha Singh knew she would be replaced, says Sushma

Keen perhaps to avoid another DRDO situation, the NDA government has taken pains to refute reports that Sujatha Singh did not know that she was to be replaced as foreign secretary by India's envoy to the US, Dr Jaishankar.

Modi's move to appoint Jaishankar as foreign secy recognition of hard work

The tyranny of seniority has to end, and the Modi government has shown the way. Collective resentment has to be dealt with firmly and ruthlessly. Or else we would be witness only to sloth and dishonesty in the higher echelons of the superior civil service.

Here's why S Jaishankar will be a better foreign secretary than the sacked Sujatha Singh

The appointment of S Jaishankar in place of Sujatha Singh as Foreign Secretary was in the works for over a month, but the Modi government wanted to avoid taking a harsh decision.

Had sought early retirement; no individual larger than institution: Sujatha Singh

Sujatha Singh on Thursday claimed that she had actually sought early retirement and underlined that no individual is larger that the institution.

Sujatha Singh's removal: Congress demands explanation, BJP calls it the right of govt

A political war of words erupted on Thursday over the sudden removal of Sujatha Singh as Foreign Secretary.

The politics behind S Jaishankar's appointment as India's new Foreign Secy

The move may have been offing for a long time now given that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly been keen on shunting her out at the earliest.

Was Singh removed as Foreign Secy over Khobragade incident, asks Congress

The government on Wednesday night announced its decision to replace Sujatha Singh, curtailing her tenure by eight months, and appointed India's ambassador to the US S Jaishankar in her place.

Reward for Obama visit: US envoy Jaishankar new Foreign secy as Sujatha Singh gets boot

Official sources indicated that Sujatha Singh was not being given any other assignment by the Government.

Finally, Modi-Sharif meeting to happen but during Saarc Summit in Kathmandu

The 18th Saarc summit is scheduled for 26-27 November. It will be well nigh impossible for the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers to ignore each other throughout the two-day event or limit themselves to a mere hand shake.