Describing Northeast India as a "big beneficiary" of dramatic improvement in India-Bangladesh ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the first few decades after the partition of India, in a number of ways, stunted the growth of the region.
The External Affairs Minister said that people around the world are fascinated by India's technology feats. He called Chandrayaan-3 mission and COVID management among the most impactful thing done by India in the past 10 years.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a copy of the book 'India's Nuclear Titans' edited by Soumya Awasthi and Shrabana Barua. He said it is important that the contributions of nuclear titans is recognised by the emerging generations.
"I think what you are seeing in South India is really a very new level of energy and enthusiasm. I could see that in Telangana, where I was, but in other southern states as well. So I think there's a genuine possibility, a serious possibility this time that the BJP would actually pick up
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exuded confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party "picking up many more" seats in the southern states in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
"It expresses aspirations. And bear in mind now, the interesting thing about the reel culture, we take, typically associated with the Gen Z. And Gen Z would be, I think, if I got my numbers right, about 10 per cent of the electorate this time. But it's not just them who are hooked on the rea
"One girl who was there has returned. We had asked for consular access for these 16 people and we received that and our officers met them. Their health is good and there is no problem of any kind on the ship. Concerning their return, there are some technicalities and contractual obligations.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also accompanied Goud and participated in the election rally in support of him in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Tuesday.
Giving the example of India's relationship with Israel, the EAM pointed out India didn't have an embassy in Israel till 1992 and no Prime Minister visited the country before PM Modi. He further opined that how "vote bank" influenced India's policy.
"These are politics. These are our domestic politics which is going global, global politics which feels they must now intrude in India. How can these chaps decide who should be ruling them without consulting us?" he said.
Stressing that the security of Indians based or settled overseas, especially in conflict zones, was paramount for the government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said 'Modi's guarantee' doesn't stop at the country's borders.
"We support ASEAN unity, ASEAN centrality and the ASEAN outlook on Indo-Pacific. India truly believes that a strong and unified ASEAN can play a constructive role in the emerging regional architecture of the Indo-Pacific," EAM Jaishankar said in a virtual address at the first ASEAN Future