EAM S Jaishankar stresses developing international relations with ‘Indian characteristics’
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasized the need to shape international relations with Indian characteristics. He highlighted that his "major preoccupation" is to dedicate more time to exploring India's reservoir of culture and knowledge.
He also mentioned that in the current geopolitical landscape, it is crucial for countries to establish a direct understanding of each other. As reported by ANI, Jaishankar made remarks while addressing the round-table conference in St Petersburg, “Part of it is communication, relationship building, understanding each other...we speak today of multipolar world, so there is a rebalancing in the world.
It's not a world that is dominated by few countries, societies, traditions. In this rebalancing, it is also important...to develop international relations with Indian characteristics is my major pre occupation." Also Read: ‘PM Modi willing to do his utmost to resolve Russia-Ukraine issue by peaceful means,’ says Putin | 10 points EAM made these remarks during a round table conference with Indologists in St Petersburg, Russia.
It's noteworthy that Indologists are scholars specializing in disciplines such as Indian literature, Indian history, and Indian philosophy. Addressing the round-table conference, Jaishankar said, “Given the geopolitical state of the world, it is today particularly important that we have a direct understanding of each other than other countries, or societies and other nations.
To me, Indology is something beyond knowledge and scholarship, beyond culture and tradition. It's an effort and investment to directly first-hand understand society, which is very important." Also Read: Can Indians living abroad apply for dual citizenship? EAM Jaishankar says
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