Indian diplomacy successful in forging relationships with competing powers, says EAM Jaishankar
Indian diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that New Delhi has effectively cultivated relationships with multiple and often competing powers, calling it a «significant» milestone.
Speaking at the 3rd convocation of Rashtriya Raksha University in Lavad, Gandhinagar, Jaishankar emphasized that geopolitical considerations often revolve around identifying reliable partners during challenging times.
He said, «It has been a significant achievement of Indian diplomacy that we have been successful in forging relationships with multiple and often competing powers.»
Highlighting the positive impact of overall national development since 2014 that has addressed the shortcomings in the security domain, Jaishankar said,«Strenous efforts have been made, especially in the last decade, to correct the shortcomings of the previous ones. The overall development of our national strengths that we have seen since 2014 has clearly had positive repercussions in the security field, whether it is internal, external or at the border.»
«There are some basic components of these capabilities that all of us are familiar with.
How to acquire and develop weapons and development-related capabilities has not only been at the core of our business policies but even of our diplomacy. Indeed, a large part of our geoplotical calculations rest on which nations are reliable partners during times of stress,» he added.
The External Affairs Minister affirmed that the security factor is embedded «deeply» into India's strategy and diplomacy while engaging with a competitive world.
«We embed the security factor deeply into our strategy and into our diplomacy when we engage a competitive world.
