S. Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, stated on Friday that the country’s interests had been well-served over the previous nine months and that with its “credible” stance, India has established itself as a supporter of sobriety who wants the Russia-Ukraine conflict to end and is able to cooperate with others.
When asked if India’s viewpoint conflicted with the Quad, Jaishankar responded that the countries in the Quad were never intended to adopt the same positions and that if the member states of the Quad had expectations of India, then India had its own expectations as well.
“My next-door neighbour engages in constant acts of fear.
Why don’t they all agree with everything I have to say about the matter?
Where is the group’s cohesiveness on the issue of terrorism, which is a far older issue, “asked Jaishankar.
At the Times Now Summit, the minister was speaking.
“It was never intended for the Quad to have four nations with identical stances on every topic.
In the Indo-Pacific, where we have many shared interests and the potential to cooperate, this is an exercise in convergence.
Ukraine was your choice.
I might as well choose Pakistan and Afghanistan and inquire as to why they do not support India’s stance.
numerous them are not, “Added him.
On the recent Bali Declaration, which saw India emerging as a consensus builder, Jaishankar said it wasn’t just about getting a few paragraphs right as there were other issues as well. “When you say honest broker, the important word is honest. Your commitment and sincerity must be on display,” he said, while making the point that India would not have been able to play the role which it did in Bali if its position on Ukraine had been different.
Jaishankar criticised the opposition for not taking China’s structural and long-term concerns seriously, saying, “The PM is somebody who does things and not just pontificates.” He claimed that the 1962 war’s defeat was partly to blame for the issues India is currently having at its border with China. “Infrastructure for the border wasn’t developed earlier. We also took 15 years longer than necessary to enact reforms “added he.
