External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that terrorism is one of the most important collective challenges faced by climate change, poverty and long -term effects of the Kovid -19 epidemic as well as the global South.
In an interview with Danish newspaper Politicain, the minister said, “Today, in the major collective challenges, I will keep terrorism on the results of top -world change, poverty growing poverty and Kovid -19 epidemic in the global south.”
The term “global South” broadly refers to developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
Talking about the recent increase of tension between India and Pakistan, Jaishankar said, “It was not a conflict between India and Pakistan on Kashmir. It was a terrorist attack.”
On 22 April, at least 26 tourists, including a Nepali citizen, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir. In response, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindor on 7 May.
Jaishankar offered a twice reaction to India’s constant crude oil imports from Russia amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict, said, “Let me divide the reply into two. One is about the limit, and the other is about energy.”
Referring to the historical context, Eam said, “Our borders have been violated by Pakistan in Kashmir since our independence in 1947. And what have we seen in eight decades since then? He is a big, Democratic Europe, to use its own tenure, shoulder to shoulder with military dictatorship in the region.
He emphasized that India respects sovereignty and respects internationally recognized boundaries, “but my perspective about my world vision and Europe takes shape from my own experiences. You talk about the aggression of boundaries – well, why don’t we start with the aggression of our boundaries?
On the issue of Russian energy, Jaishankar reported that Europe has still imported energy from Russia despite its resentment and sanctions. At the same time, Europe is increasing energy prices for all developing countries including India.
He said, “Rich Europe turned to the Middle East as it had a problem with Russia and offered inflated prices to redirect oil in Europe. So what happened was that many countries – not only we could not tolerate it. Major oil companies did not even respond to the purchase proposals because they were very busy selling in Europe,” he said.
“What were the rest of the world going to do? Say ‘Okay’, we will do without energy because Europeans need more than us?” He asked.
He said that matters have not been made easy by the fact that major oil producing countries like Iran and Venezuela are also subject to Western sanctions.
“We are societies where income levels are 1/120 in Europe. For us, energy is a matter of life and death. The way Europe has every right to make your choice, you should also respect our right to do so. Let us find our own solutions,” he said.
Speaking on the emerging New World Order, Jaishankar said, “It is probably a little before calling a new world order, as things are still in the flow. But the outline has started taking clear shape.”
“The previous, or the old, the order still has strong raids. So it is not that a new world system has completely displaced the old. But we are seeing a gradual imbalance. It has started with the economy, and it continues through a new partnership between culturally and countries.
He underlined that the world is becoming less western, more diverse, more global and much more Asian.
“Like countries, societies, norms, rules and platforms are required, where they can meet and cooperate. If you ask me what I do on a daily basis, it is about finding a normal basis between countries. If you look at 20-30 largest economies in the world, they have become western, more diverse, more global, more global, more global, more global and more vigorous.”
Highlighting the global financial crisis of 2008, Jaishankar said, “The global financial crisis in 2008 was a significant turn as it was shown that the West could not handle it alone. So the former G7 and G8 countries became G20 during that period.”
He said, “Our institutions are lagging behind global realities. When they were established, there were 50 members in the United Nations. How can the same institutions work now with about 200 members? Large parts of the world feel that they are not part of the decision -making process in central international organizations,” he said.
The EAM said, “The United Nations doesn’t actually work, as it is ancrontive – because some countries block the desire of the majority for change. But then countries will get other ways to cooperate. It is becoming less and less relevant. But politics is like water. It gets a new balance.”
“As I look at the emerging world system, we are moving towards a very multi -polar world. And a world where the importance of coalition which was part of the previous world system is decreasing. I am not saying that the alliances will disappear, because I do not believe it.
Jaishankar is on an official visit to the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany from 19 to 24 May. Before the day, he met with German Chancellor Frederick Merz in Berlin and wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AI)
