Bharat Express

S Jaishankar

During the day-long visit, Cohen called on PM Modi and also held wide-ranging talks with EAM S Jaishankar, Defence Minister etc...

Last year, India stood at 150th rank. This time, India falls 11 ranks.

Jaishankar said that on certain matters, he has a thick skin and on certain matters has a thin skin.

"We had a very frank discussion about it…We have to take the disengagement process forward.”

Also coming down hard on the neighbouring country over its falling global standing, the External Affairs Minister said, “Pakistan’s credibility is depleting faster than its forex reserves.”

"I am happy to arrive in Goa for participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation."

"Taking our eyes off this menace would be detrimental to our security interests," says S Jaishankar

The ministry stated that they also agreed to improve coordination in the Asia-Pacific region without providing specifics.

"We firmly believe that there can be no justification for terrorism and it must be stopped in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism," he said.

Mr. Jaishankar is scheduled to hold three more bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Russia, China, and Uzbekistan at the end of today