India’s greater role: Not just capable but has right mindset says EAM

and the friction between the West and Russia, the USA and China. “The era of ‘distance meant indifference’ is behind us,” said Jaishankar, adding, “I don’t think international relations necessarily function by precedence. World affairs have a more self-calculating way of working.” Ukraine is not a precedent for China, such events have been underway in Asia for the past decade without Europe’s attention. So, this is a wake-up call for Europe to start looking at Asia, said the EAM as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine entered Day 62. Beckoning attention towards South Asia and other regions, the minister said: “This is a part of the world with unsettled boundaries, terrorism, and continuous challenges to the rules-based order. The rest of the world has to recognize that problems are not “going to happen,” but that they are happening. He stressed on “Today, we do need to find ways to work together — on connectivity, climate change”, adding “India is prepared to step forward in a much more substantive way on these global issues”. Talking on India’s role in the IndoPacific, he said: “We need to reclaim our history. Our ties and trade were disrupted in colonial times, but in a more globalized world, we should focus on how we aim to rebuild and interact with each other, rather than through intermediaries.” “We should aim to recreate the Indian Ocean community, look for solutions amongst and partner with each other instead of looking to countries far away. “The Indian and Pacific Oceans have become much more seamless. It is increasingly untenable to see them in compartmentalized terms, which is part of a larger geopolitical shift. “Self-reliance is not only about having capability at home, but bringing that capability to play around the world,” he said on India’s role in the global order and consequence of globalization. (UNI)