36 moments

  1. Birth at Ambala Cantonment

    · Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, India

    Sushma Swaraj was born as Sushma Sharma in Ambala Cantonment. Coordinates represent Ambala Cantonment; the source identifies her birthplace at settlement level.

  2. Legal practice at the Supreme Court

    · Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Swaraj began her professional legal career as an advocate at India’s Supreme Court. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

  3. Bellary parliamentary campaign

    · Ballari, Karnataka, India

    As the BJP candidate against Sonia Gandhi, Swaraj campaigned in Bellary and addressed public meetings in Kannada. Wikipedia dates her nomination and campaign to September 1999 but does not give dates for individual meetings.

  4. SAARC information ministers conference

    · Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

    As Information and Broadcasting Minister, Swaraj attended the SAARC Information Ministers’ Conference in Islamabad amid severe India–Pakistan tensions. The contemporary report was published on 8 March 2002 and identifies her arrival as early Thursday morning, 7 March 2002.

  5. PTV interview in Islamabad

    · Pakistan Television Corporation, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

    Swaraj gave an interview at Pakistan Television during her Islamabad visit for the SAARC information conference. The transcript supplies a venue city and date, but the hosting page is a secondary reproduction of the interview transcript.

  6. Bird-flu press address

    · New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Bird-flu press address
    Wikimedia Commons · Government Open Data License - India (GODL-India) · file

    As Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Swaraj addressed the press in New Delhi on bird flu. Coordinates represent central New Delhi because the caption does not identify the precise press venue.

  7. Assuming the External Affairs portfolio

    · New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Assuming the External Affairs portfolio
    Wikimedia Commons · Government Open Data License - India (GODL-India) · file

    Swaraj took charge as India’s Union Minister for External Affairs in New Delhi shortly after the formation of the first Modi ministry. Coordinates represent central New Delhi; the cited caption does not specify the office building.

  8. Meeting Wang Yi

    · New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Swaraj held her first detailed discussions as external-affairs minister with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Coordinates represent central New Delhi because the release does not identify the meeting building.

  9. Official visit to Dhaka

    · Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Swaraj made an official Bangladesh visit and discussed the Land Boundary Agreement, Teesta proposal, and illegal immigration. The card date is the documented arrival date; the visit continued through 27 June.

  10. Indo-Nepal Joint Commission

    · Kathmandu, Nepal

    Indo-Nepal Joint Commission
    Wikimedia Commons · Government Open Data License - India (GODL-India) · file

    Swaraj began a three-day Nepal visit, co-chaired the Indo-Nepal Joint Commission, and prepared for the prime minister’s forthcoming visit. The source identifies Kathmandu in the associated visit entry; the visit lasted 27–29 July.

  11. ASEAN Regional Forum

    · Naypyidaw, Myanmar

    Swaraj attended the ASEAN Regional Forum and East Asia Summit foreign-ministers meeting, her first multilateral appearance as foreign-affairs head. The source spells the city Naypidaw; coordinates use the standard Naypyidaw form. Visit lasted 8–11 August.

  12. Singapore bilateral talks

    · Singapore

    Swaraj visited Singapore and held talks with Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Coordinates represent Singapore at city-state level.

  13. Official visit to Hanoi

    · Hanoi, Vietnam

    Swaraj met Vietnamese leaders and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh while preparing ground for President Pranab Mukherjee’s state visit. The associated itinerary dates the visit 24–25 August 2014; this card uses the documented arrival date.

  14. Visit to Kabul

    · Kabul, Afghanistan

    Swaraj met outgoing President Hamid Karzai and inaugurated a new Indian Chancery complex in Kabul.

  15. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit

    · Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    Swaraj attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 13th annual summit while India held observer status. The card date is the documented first day of a two-day visit.

  16. Apravasi Divas visit

    · Port Louis, Mauritius

    Swaraj made a three-day visit to Mauritius for Apravasi Divas and called on President Rajkeswur Purryag and Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam. The associated itinerary dates the Port Louis visit 1–3 November 2014; the prose does not provide a specific day.

  17. Official visit to Abu Dhabi

    · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    During her first trip to Abu Dhabi, Swaraj met Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and promoted investment in Indian infrastructure. The associated itinerary dates the visit 10–12 November 2014; prose does not state an individual day.

  18. Maiden visit to Malé

    · Malé, Maldives

    Swaraj discussed bilateral and regional matters with Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon during her first visit to Malé.

  19. SAARC foreign ministers meeting

    · Kathmandu, Nepal

    Swaraj participated in the SAARC foreign ministers meeting and met Pakistani foreign-affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz on the margins.

  20. Beijing RIC meeting

    · Beijing, China

    Swaraj’s first visit to China included talks with Wang Yi and Xi Jinping and participation in the Russia–India–China foreign-ministers meeting. The card date is the documented first day of the visit.

  21. Maiden Oman visit

    · Muscat, Oman

    Swaraj made her first official visit to Oman as external-affairs minister. The associated itinerary dates the Muscat visit 17–18 February 2015; the prose does not identify an individual day.

  22. Preparatory visit to Colombo

    · Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Swaraj arrived in Colombo ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s planned trip and met Sri Lanka’s president, prime minister, and foreign minister.

  23. Bandung Conference commemoration

    · Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

    Bandung Conference commemoration
    Wikimedia Commons · file

    Swaraj joined Indonesia’s commemoration of sixty years since the Bandung Conference. The associated itinerary dates the visit 21–24 April 2015; the prose does not specify an individual day.

  24. Turkmenistan official visit

    · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

    Swaraj met President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and co-chaired an intergovernmental commission with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. Visit continued through 9 April.

  25. Nepal earthquake donors conference

    · Kathmandu, Nepal

    Swaraj attended the Nepal earthquake rehabilitation donors conference and held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The associated itinerary dates this Kathmandu event 2 June 2015.

  26. Heart of Asia conference

    · Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

    Swaraj attended the Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad, an important India–Pakistan diplomatic engagement. The cited report places her in Islamabad during the 7–8 December 2015 conference; the schema does not permit date ranges.

  27. Kidney transplant at AIIMS

    · All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Swaraj underwent a successful kidney transplant at AIIMS Delhi.

  28. General Assembly address

    · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

    As India’s external-affairs minister, Swaraj addressed the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s seventy-second session. The UN Web TV record is dated 23 September 2017.

  29. Official visits to Europe

    · Rome, Italy

    Swaraj undertook a four-country European diplomatic tour, visiting Italy, France, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The source documents the four-country trip but not a complete city-by-city itinerary in the quoted passage; Rome is used as the representative first stop.

  30. Transit visit to Ashgabat

    · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

    Swaraj made a transit visit to Ashgabat during India’s Central Asia diplomatic engagement. The source identifies a transit visit in August but does not give a specific day.

  31. World Hindi Conference

    · Port Louis, Mauritius

    Swaraj attended the eleventh World Hindi Conference in Mauritius. The source supplies month-level precision only.

  32. Transit visit to Ashgabat

    · Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

    Swaraj made a second documented transit visit to Ashgabat the following month. The source identifies a transit visit in September but does not give a specific day.

  33. UN General Assembly bilateral meeting

    · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

    On the sidelines of the seventy-third UN General Assembly, Swaraj held a bilateral meeting with Suriname’s foreign minister.

  34. India-Central Asia Dialogue

    · Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    Swaraj participated in the first India-Central Asia Dialogue and met Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. The source supplies month-level precision only.

  35. Spanish Order of Civil Merit

    · Madrid, Spain

    Swaraj held talks with Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and accepted Spain’s Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit. The report is datelined Madrid, 19 February 2019.

  36. Death at AIIMS New Delhi

    · All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    After suffering a heart attack, Swaraj was taken to AIIMS New Delhi, where she died of cardiac arrest.

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