7 things Sushma Swaraj said in her annual press conference

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed an annual press conference on Sunday in which she highlighted the achievements made by the Modi government over the past year. She also touched upon India's foreign policy with the neighbouring nations, besides dwelling at length on the India's NSG bid.

Swaraj said she was hopeful that India would get NSG membership, adding that China was not opposing India's bid to enter the world's elite nuclear grouping.

She reiterated that India-Pakistan secretary-level talks had not been called off. She said Modi government wanted all issues with India's volatile neighbour sorted through dialogue. She also said that India was awaiting solid response from Pakistan on Pathankot attack.

Denying allegations that Modi government was going slow on absconders Vijay Mallya and Lalit Modi, she said extradition requests for the two proclaimed fugitives will be processed at the earliest.

Swaraj on Pakistan:
Passport will be issued before police verification if certain ID cards are submitted as proof
Pakistan hasn't denied NIA visa
Want all issues with Pakistan resolved by dialogue
India-Pakistan secretary level talks not called off

Swaraj on India's NSG bid:
I am hopeful India will get NSG membership
Trying to ensure India can become NSG member this year
China is not protesting against India's participation in NSG

Swaraj on Pathankot:
Expect concrete action on Pakistan's side on Pathankot attack
World now agrees we shouldn't differentiate between good and bad terrorism

Swaraj on Lalit Modi & Mallya:
ED has not sent us an extradition request on Lalit Modi

Swaraj on FDI:
$55 billion worth of FDI came into India in the past two years
There has been a 43% increase in FDI coming into India

Swaraj on India and its neighbours:
Our ties with all nations of SAARC have improved
India wants peaceful settlement of South China sea dispute
Will try to form consensus on Teesta agreement

Swaraj on India-US relations:
Talk credentials not, not criteria; look at India's track record
India has improved its relation with the US
Will not undermine national interest despite good relations with the US