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.@Cold_Peace_: What stands out for #Indiaat75 is that it is a stabilising actor. It is fairly remarkable that #India has risen quickly. In stark contrast to China's position, India is treating other countries with respect and has been a friend of the #West.

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.@Cold_Peace_: It is very important to distinguish between criticism in #freepress and government policies. The #US government policies have been consistent in the last two decades. All countries want to do more business with #India.

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.@vtchakarova: The perception of #Europe towards #India is shifting positively. It is a watershed moment of realisation in Europe that relations with India need to be elevated significantly. Both do not want to be caught in a binary world.

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.@stephenharper: #India’s definition in the world is increasingly being shaped by the nature of India itself.

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.@stephenharper: In areas of #trade & #investment, #free & open society have remarkably shaped India’s destiny. As #China rises disruptively, India’s choices have changed at the international level.

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.@stephenharper on India’s position on #RussiaUkraine: There is a misunderstanding that India’s position is not always in line with the West. Beyond the threat to international order that #Russia poses, when it comes to energy needs, India’s national interests align with the West

.@JoaoCravinho: One of the major differences between #India of a decade back and now is its availability to shape the world and its consciousness about the need to do so stands out.

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.@JoaoCravinho: There is significant proximity between #India & the #EU now. It is a very natural approach for India to reach out to other partners of the world in order to collectively shape the world order.

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.@JoaoCravinho: The #Ukrainian crisis has further underscored the need for #Europe and India to partner. We can strategically trust India. It is a positive development and certainly intended from #Russia’s perspective.

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.@Cold_Peace_: The #Ukraine issue is an example of how the #US and #India have managed their differences with maturity. The US understands India’s position that sometimes, India doesn’t take any side but India’s side.

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.@vtchakarova: We have to develop an understanding while developing relationships between #India and the #EU. We really need an FTA between the two at the earliest.

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.@DrSJaishankar: When we look at #Indiaat75, we are not just looking at the 75 completed years, but 25 years ahead.

What have we done, where have we faltered?

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.@DrSJaishankar: One difference that I can pick is that we have asserted to the world that we are a #democracy. There is a gut sense that democracy is the future.

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.@DrSJaishankar: It is better to engage with the world on the basis of who we are rather than try to please the world as a pale imitation of who they are. The idea that others define us and we need approval, is an era that we need to put behind us.

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.@DrSJaishankar: In the next 25 years, India should be at the next stage of #globalisation. India should be about capability building.

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.@stephenharper: We should take a moment to recognise what remarkable progress #India has made. Of all the countries that have emerged, there are very few that have depicted the #economic advancement, eradication of #hunger, #technology and many other areas.

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.@DrSJaishankar on #UNSC: We have a plan, the problem is we need a plan from other players which is similar to our plan.

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.@DrSJaishankar: The best way forward apropos #Ukraine crisis is to stop the fighting and get the dialogue going.

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.@vtchakarova: The #West needs #India more when facing #China and in the effort to repair the world order.

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