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S Jaishankar was addressing ‘Festival of Thinkers’, an occasion organised by Symbiosis International University in Pune. (File Photo:
Every nation has its challenges and no problem is as sharp as that of nationwide safety, he mentioned, including that India is a rustic that can neither be pushed out nor will it permit its fundamental backside traces to be crossed.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday mentioned the picture of India at this time is that of a rustic that’s prepared to go to any extent to shield its nationwide safety.
Every nation has its challenges and no problem is as sharp as that of nationwide safety, he mentioned, including that India is a rustic that can neither be pushed out nor will it permit its fundamental backside traces to be crossed.
The minister was addressing ‘Festival of Thinkers’, an occasion organised by Symbiosis International University right here.
“In the previous couple of years, we’ve been examined for a very long time on our western border. I believe issues are a bit of totally different now and everybody will agree. Few issues had occurred in 2016 and 2019 and we’ve been examined and we’re being examined on our northern borders,” he mentioned.
How India comes by way of this check will present our means to get up, Jaishankar mentioned.
“We have today the image of the country which is willing to do what it takes to defend its national security. It (India) is a very forbearing country, a patient country, it is not a country that goes around picking fights with other people, but it is a country that will not be pushed out. This is a country that will not allow its basic bottom lines to be crossed,” he mentioned.
“Since it’s a polarised world, totally different nations will strive to prejudice you. They will urge you. Sometimes they use fairly robust phrases. Now how do you get up to your pursuits and generally the pursuits of others who might not have the identical means and strengths that you just do. We are seeing that at this time,” he added.
Referring to the Ukraine conflict, he said the pressures which came with that conflict were also the moment when our sense of independence and sense of confidence were tested.
“We are seen as independent and also seen as not just standing up for our rights, which we should and we are (doing it), but we are also becoming the voice of the global south. Last month, we had a consultation process ahead of the G20. It was the first time it happened. We as the president of the G20, at the level of Prime Minister, myself, Finance Minister, Trade Minister and Environment Minister, had a consultation with 125 countries of the global south.
“We want to go into G20 saying that there is a large part of the world which is not sitting on that table but they have a legitimate interest and somebody needs to speak up for them. India today is perceived by the rest of the G20 not only as the voice of independence and self-confidence but also as the voice of the global south,” Jaishankar mentioned.
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