Minister Jaishankar on the "Indian Way"
"It's NOT the India way to be a disruptionist power internationally. I think we should be a stabilizing power. I think there are already enough forces of disruption in the world. So somebody needs to make up a bit."
"It's NOT the India way to be a disruptionist power internationally. I think we should be a stabilizing power. I think there are already enough forces of disruption in the world. So somebody needs to make up a bit."
"It's also not the India way to be self-centered, to be mercantilist. Therefore, it's important to be global, law-abiding, rule-based...it's important to be consultative."
"The India Way would be to be more of a decider or a shaper rather than an abstainer."
"The India Way would be to be more of a decider or a shaper rather than an abstainer."
"A country which brings its capacities to bear on the int'l system for global good, which is a net security provider, which is a contributor to connectivity, which is firm in dealing with challenges like terrorism...which deals with global issues like climate change."
"India owes it to itself and the world to be a just power, a fair power. To be a standard-bearer for the South. I think it's part of our history. Part of our political inheritance. India must live up to those obligations in a practical way and be the voice for the South."
Brand India. "In terms of what is unique to us as a power. The fact that we have this extraordinary diaspora which connects us in a way in which it does with very few powers." Mentions India's pool of global talent, its heritage and traditions. Yoga. Traditional medicine.
