'You are a star in the world…': EAM S Jaishankar 'blushes' as Ambassador Levitte praises him
Summary
TLDRIn this insightful dialogue, a career diplomat reflects on pivotal moments in India's foreign policy, highlighting the economic crisis of 1992 and the decisive nuclear weapon stance in 1998. The last decade is underscored as significant, with strategic domestic reforms and a growing confidence in global engagement. The diplomat emphasizes India's proactive foreign policy, driven by an appetite for international collaboration and a sense of global responsibility, reflecting a nation's evolution and its people's support for a more assertive role on the world stage.
Takeaways
- 🌟 The speaker, a career diplomat, acknowledges the significance of India's evolving foreign policy.
- 📉 The year 1992 was marked by a severe economic crisis in India, which led to crucial reforms.
- 💥 1998 was a pivotal year for India's stance on nuclear weapons, with the decision to assert itself as a nuclear power.
- 🔄 The speaker describes India's foreign policy as more evolutionary than revolutionary in recent years.
- 🏛️ Domestic reforms in India are strategic and forward-looking, aiming to bolster the nation's capacities.
- 🌐 India's increased confidence is visible in its foreign policy, especially with changes in leadership.
- 📈 The speaker expresses optimism about India's growing domestic capacities and their impact on foreign relations.
- 🌍 India's foreign policy is popular domestically, with a desire to engage more with the world.
- 🛳️ India's proactive role as a first responder in global crises reflects its sense of responsibility.
- 🔝 The last decade has been highlighted as particularly important for India's foreign policy and global standing.
Q & A
What significant change did the diplomat notice in India's foreign policy?
-The diplomat highlighted the year 1992 as a difficult year due to a major economic crisis, and the reforms implemented then served India well. The year 1998 was significant due to the decision to become a nuclear weapon power, which has since provided India with more confidence in dealing with competitive forces.
How does the diplomat view the last 10 years in terms of India's foreign policy?
-The diplomat believes the last 10 years have been important, with a focus on domestic reforms and strategized changes that are not compelled but planned for the future. This has given rise to increased domestic capacities and a greater confidence in addressing the world.
What is the current sentiment towards foreign policy within India according to the diplomat?
-The diplomat describes a sentiment of popularity and a sense of obligation and right in dealing more with the world. There is an appetite to engage more with global affairs and a responsibility felt towards the world.
How does the diplomat describe India's approach to foreign policy in comparison to other countries?
-The diplomat notes that in most countries, foreign policy is not popular and budgets are shrinking. However, in India, there is a reverse trend with an appetite to do more with the world and a sense of responsibility.
What examples did the diplomat give of India's proactive global engagement?
-The diplomat mentioned India's first responder operations, such as sending ships to the Gulf of Aden or responder teams to earthquake-stricken areas like Turkey, as examples of India's proactive global engagement.
What does the diplomat imply about the economic reforms of 1992 in India?
-The diplomat implies that the economic reforms of 1992 were crucial and beneficial for India's development, setting a foundation for future growth and confidence in foreign policy.
Why was the decision to become a nuclear weapon power in 1998 important for India, according to the diplomat?
-The diplomat views the decision to become a nuclear weapon power as important because it allows India to deal with competitive forces more confidently and assuredly in the international arena.
What does the diplomat mean by 'crossing the Rubicon' in the context of India's foreign policy?
-The diplomat uses 'crossing the Rubicon' to signify a significant and irreversible decision, in this case, India's decision to become a nuclear weapon power, which has had lasting impacts on its foreign policy.
How does the diplomat perceive the evolution of India's foreign policy over time?
-The diplomat perceives the evolution of India's foreign policy as a gradual and strategic process, with significant changes not necessarily occurring in a single year but rather as a series of planned and strategized developments.
What does the diplomat suggest about India's future in the global stage?
-The diplomat expresses hope and confidence in India's future on the global stage, citing visible increases in domestic capacities and a strategic approach to foreign policy that is popular and supported domestically.
Outlines
🌟 Evolution of India's Foreign Policy and Domestic Reforms
The paragraph discusses the significant changes in India's foreign policy, particularly focusing on the economic crisis of 1992 and the decision to become a nuclear power in 1998. The diplomat highlights the importance of these decisions in shaping India's current confident stance in international relations. The last decade is marked by strategic domestic reforms, such as investments in education and industry, which are not compelled by crisis but are proactive measures for future planning. The diplomat expresses optimism about India's increasing domestic capacities and the new leadership's confidence in engaging with the world. There is a notable shift in public sentiment, with foreign policy and active global engagement being popular and seen as both an obligation and a right.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Diplomat
💡Foreign Policy
💡Economic Crisis
💡Nuclear Weapon Power
💡Reforms
💡Rubicon
💡Evolutionary
💡Domestic Capacities
💡First Responder Operations
💡Budget
Highlights
India's foreign policy has not seen a single significant change but has evolved over time.
1992 was a challenging year due to a major economic crisis, leading to significant reforms.
1998 marked a decisive moment for India with the crossing of the nuclear Rubicon.
India's foreign policy post-1998 has been more evolutionary, with a focus on strategic planning.
The last decade has been particularly important for India's domestic reforms and strategic planning.
India's proactive approach to reforms is not out of desperation but is future-oriented.
India's domestic capacities are visibly increasing, which influences its foreign policy.
There is a growing confidence in India's leadership in addressing global issues.
India's foreign policy is popular domestically, with an appetite to engage more with the world.
India feels a sense of responsibility towards global issues, demonstrated by its first responder operations.
India's engagement with the world is seen as both an obligation and a right by its citizens.
India's foreign policy is not just reactive but is also about looking back and assessing progress every decade.
The interview concludes with a positive note on India's foreign policy and its global standing.
Transcripts
you are a star in the world and uh I
express the
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Gratitude you are a star in the world
and uh I express the
Gratitude thank you very
much as a career Diplomat when did you
see a significant change in India's
foreign policy as India
Rises uh that's a that's a you know it's
not an easy one because it wasn't a
single single issue uh you know
199 uh2 was a very difficult year for us
because we were looking at a very major
economic crisis uh and many of the
reforms that we did then uh I think
served us very well uh then I would move
to
1998 which was for years we we had this
you know uh
ambivalence I would actually say the
ambivalence was really indecision uh on
becoming a nuclear weapon power I think
it was important that we cross that
Rubicon because today
uh in many ways it it enables us to deal
with you know competitive forces in a
much more confident and assured
manner I would say thereafter it's been
uh very much more evolutionary you know
it's it's hard to say that year there
was a decisive change but all in all to
me the last 10 years have been important
and you know obviously I have a
political partiality in making that
statement but I would still say why I
think those 10 years have been important
is at home uh we are doing the
reforms uh that we should not just the
ones we must that you know we're not
saying our backs are to the wall so let
me do something we are actually doing
things looking ahead planning for the
future saying you know if I put a
semiconductor industry in place it means
this if I do log itics it means this if
I double the number of you know
universities and colleges that gives me
a better place now these are not changes
which are compelled these are changes
which are strategized and to me that
gives me a lot of Hope about what we can
do because I can visibly see our
domestic capacities increasing this
external is uh as the capacities grow
and as you know with with the change of
leadership I think there much greater
confidence in actually uh in in
addressing the world and I would say
this today if you go around the world
let's be honest in most countries
foreign policy is not popular you know
people don't want to do more they don't
I mean uh when foreign ministers meet
they common topic is how the budgets
have shrunk okay I mean it's it's a it's
a common gripe of foreign ministers we
have to battle for your budget okay I
see the reverse in my country I mean
there is an appetite to do more with the
world there is a sense of responsibility
to the world you know if you look I mean
look at for example our first responder
operations I mean we could take the view
saying we are a $3,000 per capita
country so why should I send ships to
the Gulf of aen you know or why should I
send
responder team to an earthquake in
turkey or whatever you know depending on
but there is today I mean if I describe
to you a sentiment in the country today
in my country today foreign policy is
popular dealing more with the world is
popular people feel both an obligation
and a sense of right uh about that and
that's for me being evolutionary but you
know it's human nature every 10 years
you kind of look back and say okay where
are we compet and I think to me that's
been hugely
encouraging well
Minister it's a privilege to be with you
today it's been fascinating conversation
thank you for the audience for your
questions but Mr Minister thank you for
your
answers you are a star in the world and
uh I express the gratitude of all the
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