Jaishankar Calls First V4+India Foreign Ministers Meeting Historic
· World · The Hindu, NDTV
India and the Visegrad Group (V4) held their first Foreign Ministers meeting on September 21, 2026, on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with the foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The participants agreed to step up political, economic, and defence cooperation and establish an annual business forum. Jaishankar described the meeting as a "new historic occasion" and noted consensus on holding annual Foreign Ministers meetings.
Why it matters
The meeting strengthens India's diplomatic outreach with Central European countries, enhancing cooperation in trade, technology, and defence. It institutionalizes a new platform for dialogue between India and the V4 bloc.
Read the original report — The Hindu
Join us on Telegram
Breaking news the moment it lands. At 10,000 members we ship the Android app.