‘We want to integrate India into global value chains’: S Jaishankar

He emphasized that a large part of the declaration is about foreign relations (data map)

Bangalore:

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar praised the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto in Bengaluru on Monday, highlighting India’s huge potential in global value chains that can create an enabling environment for trade, infrastructure investment and development of a skilled workforce.

He said that despite the promises “Surakshit Bharat” manifesto stated that on the economic front, there is a very strong record showing the country that exports are also at record highs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is nonetheless willing to take the process forward and integrate India into global value chains, he added.

At a press conference on Monday, Mr Jaishankar said: “Of course there is a commitment to ‘Surakshit Bharat’ in the manifesto, but on the economic front again we have a very strong record to show the country and today our exports are at a record high , but we want to move forward, we want to integrate India into the global value chain, and as I said… we are very confident that in the next few years, we will be part of the largest economy in the global value chain, which will also create. More employment opportunities.”

He also said that the Modi government has done a lot to expand the scale of the country’s manufacturing industry

“…there was a promise to increase manufacturing. From the beginning of our reforms… till Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, manufacturing was virtually ignored. And today, we are making a commitment to increase A lot has been done to scale up manufacturing in this country and, we want to ensure that India becomes an electronics hub, a defense hub, a semiconductor hub and an aerospace hub… We see a lot of possibilities in manufacturing,” Jaishankar added. “This is also very relevant to the youth of Karnataka.”

The EAM stressed that a large section of the declaration was also about foreign relations, adding that in the current scenario, India is considered a “Vishwa Bandhu”.

“Today, we are seen as Vishwa bandhu. We have discharged our G20 responsibilities very well. On most of the big issues today, what we say and the positions we take make a difference in the world,” Mr. Jaishankar said.

“Here, whether it’s counter-terrorism, whether it’s guarding the borders today, we have taken a strong stance today and the stance of Prime Minister Modi’s government is very clear. We have new challenges in the following areas: cyber, maritime, etc.,” he added.

In his speech, Jaishankar stressed that if “cross-border terrorism existed today, there would be a very strong response.”

Recalling the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza Strip, the EAM said: “Today we have a conflict in Ukraine, a conflict in the Israel-Gaza Strip and we are looking at tensions in the Red Sea region… in the Arabian Sea “We have challenges in the Indo-Pacific – there are many challenges across the borders of different countries in Asia, and we need someone who has global understanding and global respect, and that’s Narendra Modi. Prime Minister. “

Jaishankar emphasized that the “Modiji Assurance” is not only at home but also abroad.

Talking about this, he said, “Whenever any Indian travels abroad, Modi gives this guarantee… I mean, they can buy travel insurance but they get a free guarantee from Modi. Modi “The free guarantee is that no matter what trouble you are in, we have shown this in Ukraine and Sudan and we have shown this many times during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Jaishankar also spoke at length about the MSC Aries and how he raised the issue of the 17 Indian nationals on board with his Iranian counterparts.

“Now these people are on a Portuguese-flagged ship. The ship was taken over by Iranian forces. The purpose of the ship was…yesterday I spoke to my Iranian counterpart and urged him to get involved and I told him there were 17 crew members We are making it clear to the Iranian government that these people should be released and should not be detained. So, I understand…after that, there were some follow-up conversations between our embassy and the Iranian authorities,” Jaishankar said.

“I have received some reports and I would like our embassy personnel to go there and meet these people and that would be my first satisfaction point. Secondly, I would absolutely urge these people to return to India as soon as possible. So, he was very receptive and Say, I’ll try to help,” he said.

As far as the country’s progress is concerned, Mr. Jaishankar said: “I think it is very important that we have a government that has an absolute majority, that will continue to carry out reforms, that will take bold steps, that will have ambitious goals, that will be able to meet by Yojana The aspirations of the poorest, but also the aspirations of the young.”

It is worth noting that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy seized the MSC ARIES container ship with ties to Israel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Times of Israel reported citing the Iranian News Agency.

The MSC Aries was last seen on Friday heading into the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Dubai, The Times of Israel reported. According to ship tracking website Marine Traffic, the ship is currently sailing in the Persian Gulf.

Tensions between Iran and the West have escalated amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Iran launched its first direct attack on Israel on Saturday night, launching 300 attack drones and missiles from its territory toward the Jewish state, and airstrike sirens were sounded across Israel on Sunday morning as the military tried to intercept Iran’s missiles. Projectiles.

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