"We need not be so thin-skinned, I think it's very important that as govt we take something in stride. If we react to every comment, we are doing ourselves a disservice. I will strongly urge EAM Jaishankar to cool a little bit," said Tharoor.
External Affairs Minsiter S Jaishankar met the speaker of Israel's Knesset, Amir Ohana and the parliamentary delegation on Monday in New Delhi and discussed bilateral ties shared by the two countries.
"A nostalgic return to Belagavi after 45 years. Enjoyed discussions with intellectuals on domestic progress & world affairs. Underlined how deeply they are connected, as well as the opportunities they present," Jaishankar tweeted on Sunday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that there is a huge sense prevailing in the world that India is transforming, adding that time is also coming when education in India will also globalise and the new economic policy that Prime Minister Modi has put forward will take us i
"We have serious a dispute with China and after 2020, there is tension on the border," Jaishankar said, adding, "Our relationship with China is not normal and it could not be normal if there is a large military force at the Line of Actual Control."
"More than three crores, three and a half crores almost Indians or people of Indian origin are working, studying, living abroad. For us today, the world is a work place. Our students can go, our professionals can go, our blue collar people can go," the EAM said while interacting with the int
"The days when India would have taken this lightly are behind us and this is not the India which will accept its national flag being pulled down by somebody," Jaishankar said.
"In 2014, six crore people had access to broadband. Today, it is 80 crore. From six it has gone to 80. Internet was used by 25 crore people. It is today 85 crores. We have laid optical fiber table of 25 lakh kilometres in this country," Jaishankar said.
It was the Foreign Minister's reaction to a question on Germany and the United States' remarks on the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament.