“Today Indians abroad expect the government will help them. This has changed the image of the foreign ministry.India’s prime responsibility is to lift up it’s neighbours in the sense that our growth can be a lifting tide for our neighbours. We are the largest economy (in South Asia),Nationalism in Asia is one of confidence, while nationalism as a concept has been validated in several parts of the world in terms of electoral mandate and there are various reasons for it, we can build a closer region through regional connectivity projects.”
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, SAARC has certain problems that all are aware of
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