The world’s perception about India has changed.
Now India is capable of finding solutions to its problems and the world also knows this. This is what Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has to say.
He said that our government knows how to stand up for the interests of its citizens, energy options and national security. Jaishankar said, “Today when the world thinks about India, it sees that it is capable of finding solutions. Able to express his views. Stood up for its national security by deploying troops on the northern borders. “I can’t tell you how proud I am to represent it abroad.”
Jaishankar said that India has left a deep impression on the world consciousness in the last few years. He said the world has seen how India has dealt with challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and has sent vaccines and other life-saving medicines to 100 countries around the world under ‘Vaccine Maitri’.
On India’s global reach, Jaishankar said, “There is no doubt that in the last few years we have left a deep impression on the world consciousness. The world has seen how we take care of our citizens abroad. Operation Ganga, Kaveri, Ajay is possible today. Run ‘Vande Bharat’ mission during Covid. Today one can see the achievements of our businesses in projects abroad.”
Speaking on the growing Indian economy, the External Affairs Minister said, “The world can see today that despite tremendous global adversities, this is an economy that is growing at 8 percent. The fifth-largest economy was ranked 11th even a decade ago. Hopefully it will become the third economy very soon.”
Jaishankar said that even after coming out of the pandemic, the world is facing various challenges like conflict in Ukraine, conflict in Gaza and maritime concerns in the Red Sea.
Earlier on March 7, the External Affairs Minister had said that India is working on major corridors on both its east and west. Once completed, these corridors will connect the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through Asia.
Speaking at the Raisina Roundtable organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Tokyo on March 7, Jaishankar had talked about the key corridors that India is currently working on.