India has dismissed a new "standard" map released by China that claims ownership of Arunachal Pradesh - which Beijing calls South Tibet - and Aksai Chin - occupied during the 1962 war. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV in an exclusive interview China has a "habit" of releasing such maps and told China that merely including other countries' territories in its maps meant nothing.
The Minister also answered questions on India's G-20 presidency, Modi diplomacy, the Jaishankar doctrine, Global South and more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said do not limit the G20 to the national capital and conferences, celebrate it, take it around the country, said S Jaishankar relaying the message by PM Modi.
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Asked about the biggest achievement of the government in the last 10 years, Minister S Jaishankar said it was the scrapping of the Article 370.
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Asked about the United Nations in view of the expanding role of G20, the foreign minister said, "the longer they put off reforms, the less the credibility of the UN will be".
"It is a verdict of the market. Who talks about losing stocks? About Kashmir, honestly, I was a member of the Cabinet in 2019 and involved in the decisions taken. One part is still amazed at how we allowed this situation to fester for so long. I had gone there in 1979 when I joined the government...The world used this issue (the Kashmir issue) to pressurise us," said S Jaishankar.
The key issue facing the B20 grouping is supply chain, especially after the Covid pandemic showed how issues in supply chain can disrupt economies, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar told NDTV in an exclusive interview. B20 is the official dialogue forum of G20 to engage with the global business community. "The key issue before B20 is the supply chain. Manufacturing is over-concentrated. The pandemic proved that a situation like this can disrupt economies," Dr Jaishankar said. Read here
"India should not be depicted as China +1. We will invest in India when we show our capability, etc. to build a modern economy contributing more to the global economy. In the last decade, you have seen recapitalisation of banks. The world will come to India because it has the capacity and capability. Obviously, there will be geopolitics in play. But it is important for us to find ways of growing manufacturing in this country. Because this is a pro-employment policy," said S Jaishankar.
"It was almost like we had given up on manufacturing. In the last few years, we have seen a different approach to get world class business to India," said S Jaishankar.
"We have started to rectify policies. People blocking infrastructure are the ones blocking employment in the country," said S Jaishankar.
Foreign minister S Jaishankar today said the ongoing G20 meet is crucial is a world hit by an economic and environmental crisis and a war. The state of world is far more "worrisome", he said in a conversation with NDTV's Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia that's part of NDTV's mega conclave "Decoding G-20". Read here
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"People in Johannesburg were talking about it (Chandrayaan-3 landing) a day before. Everybody felt part of it. In fact President Ramaphosa said he will sit next to PM Modi so some of it can rub off on him. There was a sense that a large part of the world was with us," said S Jaishankar.
India is setting an example to the world in combating the climate change crisis and transitioning to the use of green and renewable sources of energy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV.
"Many problems that India faced happen in other countries too. For instance leakage in public distribution systems. Today we are an example and motivation to other nations, because we have come up with new ways to solve old problems," said S Jaishankar.
"Those who are really global south know they are global south. Anybody can say it is global south but you have to behave like one," said S Jaishankar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said do not limit the G20 to the national capital and conferences, celebrate it, take it around the country, said S Jaishankar relaying the message by PM Modi.
"Conflict in Europe is having an impact on fuel, food. Climate events with economic consequences happening more frequently. Situation in the world more worrisome than it ever was," said S Jaishankar.
"G2O started with a narrow mandate. With problems it grew. 2023 is a far more complicated place. We have had the pandemic and its impact has been horrific," said S Jaishankar explaining the role of G20 and India's role in it.
The G20 summit will be held at the newly-built Bharat Mandapam convention centre in Pragati Maidan and heads of state and dignitaries from the 20 leading economies of the world will start arriving in Delhi on September 8.