Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday stated that whereas many nations are anxious after Donald Trump’s win within the US presidential election, India stays unaffected.
Whereas talking on the Aditya Birla twenty fifth silver jubilee scholarship programme in Mumbai, he talked about that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had developed robust ties with a number of US Presidents.
“When he (PM Modi) first visited Washington D.C., Barack Obama was the President, then it was Donald Trump after which it was Joe Biden. There’s something pure by way of how he forges these relationships… I do know many nations are nervous concerning the US right now, however let’s be sincere. We aren’t certainly one of them,” he stated.
Prime Minister Modi was one of many first three world leaders to congratulate the US President-elect shortly after it was introduced that he had defeated his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, within the high-stakes election, Jaishankar added.
PM Narendra Modi had stated he’s wanting ahead to renewing their collaboration to additional strengthen the India-US partnership. The Indian prime minister additionally urged Donald Trump to advertise “international peace, stability and prosperity” amid Center East conflicts and Russia-Ukraine warfare.
“Heartiest congratulations my good friend @realDonaldTrump in your historic election victory. As you construct on the successes of your earlier time period, I sit up for renewing our collaboration to additional strengthen the India-US Complete International and Strategic Partnership. Collectively, let’s work for the betterment of our folks and to advertise international peace, stability and prosperity,” PM Narendra Modi posted on X.
Jaishankar additionally stated that India’s want to discover the world has grown, whether or not it’s in tourism, schooling, or work alternatives.
“This deeper linkage between the exterior world and our nationwide endeavours affords us essential alternatives to speed up the trail in the direction of a Viksit Bharat. In truth, we take it so critically that I can declare that overseas coverage now has basically purposed to advancing nationwide improvement, aside from guaranteeing nationwide safety,” Jaishankar stated.
