Sushma Swaraj was a champion for women in India and across the globe: Ivanka Trump3Photo© firstpost.com

Sushma Swaraj was a champion for women in India and across the globe: Ivanka Trump

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Washington: Condoling the demise of Sushma Swaraj, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump said the former external affairs minister was a champion of women in India and across the globe.

Swaraj, 67, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.

"With the passing of former Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, India has lost a warm and dedicated leader and public servant," Ivanka Trump said in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon.