External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that focus on economic diplomacy is one of the major changes in Indian foreign policy and now the basic objective of this policy is national development and security. Let us tell you that Jaishankar, while addressing the silver jubilee ceremony of Aditya Birla Group’s scholarship program in Mumbai, said that India’s desire to know about the world in various fields including tourism, education or work possibilities has also increased. Jaishankar said, “This deep connection between the outside world and our national efforts provides us with an important opportunity to move rapidly towards a developed India.” In fact, we take it so seriously that I can declare that now the basic objective of foreign policy is to pursue national development in addition to ensuring national security.” He said that both the goals are undoubtedly closely linked to each other. Has happened.
“Therefore, much of our diplomacy is dedicated to promoting exports, attracting investments, exploring best practices, identifying technologies and expanding tourism,” the External Affairs Minister said, adding that this would have an impact on domestic tourism as well. Is linked to increase in employment opportunities at the level. Jaishankar said, “Focus on economic diplomacy is one of the major changes in our foreign policy in current times. In view of the international situation, stronger efforts are needed in this direction. The Covid experience has made the world aware of the dangers of being dependent on a limited geography.” He said, ”Our engagement with the world and interest in it has increased proportionately… The world today can appreciate the story of India. Used to be.”
Jaishankar said that currently there is a trend towards a more diverse, multi-polar world but the era of old, industrial economies is not over and they still remain a major target of investment. Speaking at the silver jubilee ceremony of the scholarship given by the Aditya Birla Group, Jaishankar said that after the return of Donald Trump as President, many countries are a little nervous about America, but India is not one of them. Asked about global power dynamics, he said, “Yes, there has been a change. We ourselves are an example of this change… If you look at our economic weight, you look at our economic ranking, you look at Indian corporate The world looks at their reach, their presence, Indian professionals. There is no doubt that there has been a rebalancing.” Along with this he said that it was inevitable for this to happen. He said, “After the colonial period, countries got independence and they started choosing their own policies. Then their progress was also certain. Some of them grew fast, some grew slowly, some grew better, And there came the quality of governance and the quality of leadership.”
In his address, the External Affairs Minister said, “There is a trend towards a more diverse, multipolar world. But, there is also a period when countries actually move forward. I mean, it is similar to what happened in the corporate world as well.” Along with this, Jaishankar emphasized that industrial economies in the West cannot be ignored and they remain major investment targets. “The old, Western economies, the old industrial economies are not gone. They still matter and they are prime investment targets. They are big markets, strong technology centres, centers of innovation,” he said.
On India-US relations and Trump’s victory, the External Affairs Minister said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi was probably among the first three people to whom President-elect Trump spoke.” He said that India and Prime Minister Modi have built rapport with many presidents. He said, “Today many countries are nervous about America… but we are not among them.”
