Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2017.
A supporter of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi dances March 3 in front of BJP parliamentary candidate Sushma Swaraj (C) after she won the election against Congress Party. BJP and its allies lead the race for power, but they are still running short of a clear majority.
France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj during a meeting at Alliance Francaise cultural centre in New Delhi, India March 10, 2018.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (L) meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2018.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (not pictured) at the Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 22, 2017.
South Africa's Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane holds hands of her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj (R) before the start of their bilateral meeting during the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi October 27, 2015. India hosts its biggest-ever Africa summit this week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to challenge China's dominance on a continent that is blessed with vast natural resources and has the world's fastest-growing population.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj talks to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictuerd) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China, April 22, 2018. Madoka Ikegami/Pool via Reuters.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj shakes hands with Chinese President Xi jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 23, 2018. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj before the start of their meeting in New Delhi, India, December 21, 2018.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj before the start of their meeting in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2018.
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee releases a stamp featuring the Konkan Railway, the country's pioneering western coastal railway line in Ratnagiri, a small coastal town 450 kms south of Bombay May 1. The Prime Minister formally dedicated the new 760 km railway line to the nation on Friday. He is flanked by (L-R) Minister Sushma Swaraj, Maharastra Governor P.C Alexander and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar.
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj upon his arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, India October 4, 2018.
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sushma Swaraj (R) waves to supporters during an election campaign in the village of Gudekote, in the Bellary district of southern India, August 26. Swaraj is fighting the election against Sonia Gandhi in Bellary.
India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives for a flag-raising ceremony with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul September 10, 2014. Karzai and Swaraj on Wednesday hoisted the largest Afghanistan national flag, which was made in India, during the ceremony and Swaraj pledged to build a park around the flag, according to a government official.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C), chief of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah (2-R), India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh (2-L) India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (L) and India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley display copies of their party's election manifesto for the April/May general election, in New Delhi, India, April 8, 2019.
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto (L) speaks to Indian Parliament member Sushma Swaraj during a joint meeting of Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians in Islamabad February 13. Bhutto proposed the formation of an Asian free economic zone with rivals India and Pakistan and other South Asian countries.
India's former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away