"He has practised diplomacy, which is more development focused." Modi's trusted ally S Jaishankar heaps praises on the PM's foreign policy.
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00:00This is not a country that shies away from its hard security challenges.
00:05Today an Indian going abroad knows that we have their back.
00:13He has really led a foreign policy which is much more security focused.
00:18He has practiced diplomacy which is more development focused.
00:25He has created people centric policies in foreign policy.
00:29And he has run a foreign policy of a civilizational state.
00:34So let me very quickly fast forward eight years and run through each of these four themes.
00:41National security emphasis.
00:44The eight years of Modi Sarkar has brought terrorism fair square at the center of the
00:51global debate.
00:54And he has concentrated on developing the border infrastructure.
00:58Because he knows that is essential to meet our security challenges.
01:04So it could be Uri and Balakot.
01:06It could be Doklam and Ladakh.
01:09But you can see today this is not a country that shies away from its hard security challenges.
01:16Let me talk about diplomacy for development.
01:20I think if you look in terms of his efforts to get capital, technology, best practices
01:27from the world.
01:28The interest that he takes in trade he actually addressed every one of our embassies in pursuit
01:35of a goal of reaching $400 billion of exports.
01:39The effort which he makes to move funds so that their investment in India generates employment.
01:47When he goes abroad, he looks at railways, he looks at EVs, he looks at environment green
01:53projects with a view of what is it he can take back to India.
01:58So it is very much that quest for development is very much at the heart of what he does
02:03abroad.
02:05As for being people centric, I think each one of you will know how much easier it is
02:10today to get a passport.
02:12In terms of the people centricity, I think you saw the Vande Bharat mission during the
02:17COVID.
02:19Operation Ganga which was referred to, Operation Devi Shakti, that today an Indian going abroad
02:24knows that we have their back.
02:27That in whatever situation of distress, we are there for them.
02:31And that is a huge change in the country's profile.
02:36I think he is quintessentially Indian persona who is today, his presence on the world stage
02:43I think projects India in a manner that is very difficult to describe.
02:50So here is a Prime Minister who has actually propagated and practiced a policy of India
02:58first.