External Affairs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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India’s Ministry of External Affairs dismissed those claims as “fake.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“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
The BBC has also contacted India's Ministry of External Affairs several times but had not heard back by time of publication.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
In 1909, following Australia's example, Canada established a department of External Affairs for 'the conduct and management of international or intercolonial negotiations, so far as they may appertain to the government of Canada.'
From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar Douglas Skelton
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