External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar clearly declared in front of ministers, academicians and government representatives of 90 countries of the world that India is ready to play its big role on the global stage. The way the food crisis is being expressed in front of the world, Jaishankar assured of full help in overcoming this problem, but this will be possible only if there is some change in the existing rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Foreign Minister also bluntly replied to the European lobby, which is pressurizing India over the Ukraine-Russia war, that it is a warning to them to look at what is happening in Asia. Without naming China, Jaishankar said that the situation in Asia is not good for the last one decade. In the ongoing Raisina Dialogue in the country’s capital, the tone of External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tells the growing confidence of Indian diplomacy.

Along with Jaishankar, he was answering the questions of many foreign ministers and other eminent diplomats involved in this program. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anneken Huitfelt, who visited India, raised the issue of Ukraine and wanted to know India’s response, Jaishankar’s reply was that India’s position is clear, we support the end of the war there and the resumption of the dialogue process. Huh. But after this Jaishankar reminded him that when we talk about respecting sovereignty, it should be remembered that a year ago we left an entire humanity in grave danger. All countries are trying to harmonize their interests and trust and there is nothing wrong in this.

Jaishankar was here referring to suggestions from European countries following India’s tensions with Pakistan and China. Jaishankar further said that Europe has never paid attention to what has happened in Asia for the last 10 years. The problem which is present in Europe may also arise in Asia in the future. After this Jaishankar quipped that, “When the lawful world order is violated in Asia, we are advised to increase business with those countries. At least we are not giving this advice to European Jaishankar was here referring to suggestions from European countries following India’s tensions with Pakistan and China. Jaishankar further said that Europe has never paid attention to what has happened in Asia for the last 10 years. The problem which is present in Europe may also arise in Asia in the future. After this Jaishankar quipped that, “When the lawful world order is violated in Asia, we are advised to increase business with those countries. At least we are not giving this advice to European countries.

Referring to the energy and food crisis in the world after the Ukraine-Russia war, Jaishankar said that “the world is facing shortage of food grains and food items are getting expensive”. India can be of great help here. We can increase exports of agricultural products, especially wheat. We are trying to figure out how to help meet the global shortage of wheat. There is a problem with some rules about how much we can export from our stock. There are WTO rules regarding this. It will have to be changed. This is not a normal situation, so it is expected that the WTO will reconsider this rule. We can make a huge contribution in this area and we are ready for it.

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