External Affairs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“The Trump administration has been very forthright in putting forward its foreign policy outlook as America First,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Sunday, standing next to Rubio.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said the fee would have humanitarian consequences "by way of the disruption caused for families".
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, told the British news outlet the Independent on Sunday that New Delhi condemned the “despicable acts.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
He also said he had been angered by criticism of External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson, who apologised after meeting an Israeli diplomat earlier this month.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
Mr A. D. McIntosh, now head of the Department of External Affairs, for example, was given leave in 1932 after receiving a Carnegie grant to attend the Library School at the University of Michigan.
From Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue by Burns, A. D.
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