Subrahmanyam Jaishankar outlined India’s foreign policy agenda as Modi kicks-off a third consecutive term as prime minister
India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who began his second term on Tuesday, said the country will focus on finding solutions to its border disputes with China and Pakistan.
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure a majority on its own during the country’s recent parliamentary elections, but the prime minister and foreign minister were able to retain their positions retain their positions in the BJP-led coalition government.
Jaishankar stressed that despite this change, India would maintain continuity in its foreign policy. “In any country and especially in a democracy, it is a very big deal for a government to get elected three times in a row. So the world will definitely feel that today there is a lot of political stability in India,” Jaishankar told media.
The top diplomat noted the focus with regard to Beijing will be on finding a solution to border issues, while New Delhi and Islamabad will work together to find a solution to “years-old” cross-border terrorism.
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