Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday underscored the sturdy and enduring nature of the longstanding relationship between India and Russia.
Talking on the Eighth International Expertise Summit (GTS), Jaishankar mentioned, “We have a relationship with Russia and it is not a relationship which happened in an instant. It is a relationship of close to 60 years.”
He added, “I see a problem defined in a way as though somewhere there’s some handicap that India has by having this relationship. But this relationship has saved us many times. Partly there is a lot of history and the force which has been a defining aspect of the India, Russia relationship. If you look at the Eurasian landmass, it makes sense that India and Russia would have strong relations because it is in accordance with the first principle of politics of your neighbour’s neighbour.”
Earlier on Monday, whereas addressing one other occasion, Jaishankar mentioned that society within the nation is “deeply democratised today” and lots of its management and its thought processes are being pushed by individuals and forces which might be deeply Indian, grounded and rooted in India.
“If we have a situation where other parts of the world are trying to force-feed India into their constructs, then it is going to be difficult for them to really grasp what is happening in our country,” he mentioned.
He additionally defined what constructing a “Bharat narrative” means.
“People sometimes see it as politics, sometimes they look at the word-play and think that this is some kind of linguistic message… I am not getting into the origins of the word or the history of the concept,” he mentioned.
With inputs from businesses