Jaishankar on four-nation West Asia tour from today; US, Belgium next stops

Jaishankar will travel to New York to launch on July 13 India’s official campaign for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council during 2028-29.

Updated on: Jul 5, 2026, 07:42:26 IST

By Rezaul H Laskar

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit four West Asian countries from Sunday, before travelling to the US and Belgium for important meetings at the United Nations and the European Union (EU).

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman during July 5-10. (AFP)

Jaishankar will visit Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman during July 5-10 and meet his counterparts and the leadership of the four countries, the external affairs ministry said on Saturday.

The visit will focus on enhancing bilateral relations with the four countries and provide an opportunity to exchange views on regional developments and issues of mutual interest, the ministry said.

The visit is being seen as part of New Delhi's continuing outreach to key partners in West Asia that are important sources of energy and also host large Indian communities. India has sought to ensure assured supplies of oil and gas from West Asia to cope with disruptions caused by the Iran-US conflict.

Jaishankar will thereafter travel to New York to launch on July 13 India’s official campaign for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council during 2028-29.

He will then travel to Brussels to attend the third ministerial meeting of India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and interact with his EU and Belgian counterparts during July 14-15.

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Rezaul H Laskar
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.Read More

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