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India Is Oasis of Stability in Increasingly Difficult World: Jaishankar

© AP Photo / Arnulfo FrancoIndia's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a press conference, after a meeting with his Panamanian counterpart Janaina Tewaney at the Bolivar palace in Panama City, Monday, April 24, 2023.
India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a press conference, after a meeting with his Panamanian counterpart Janaina Tewaney at the Bolivar palace in Panama City, Monday, April 24, 2023.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 15.04.2024
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Indian economy has consistently clocked a GDP growth of over 7 percent in the last few years and is projected to grow by 7.3 percent in 2024, according to official data. PM Modi has vowed to make India the third-biggest global economy by 2029.
Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday warned that the coming years would be "very difficult" for the world, including India, amid economic headwinds and geopolitical factors.

However, the top Indian diplomat emphasised that India would continue to be "oasis of stability" in increasingly "difficult years" ahead.

"We are very cognisant. The next few years, I am going to be very honest, are going to be very difficult years," Jaishankar told reporters during election campaigning in Bengaluru.

He noted that the world was witnessing conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and tensions in Red Sea and Arabian Sea.
"So, it would be very difficult years ahead. For such a period, we need an experienced leader, someone who has global understanding, who has global respect, and that is Prime Minister Modi," Jaishankar stated.
The top Indian diplomat highlighted that India was among a few countries which was "better off" than it was a few years ago.

"If you look at any other part of the world and you say how you are compared to 5-10 years ago... There are very few parts of the world who would say like we can say today, that we are better off than 10 years ago. In a sense, we have progressed, we have secured ourselves, we have built capacities which will keep us stable in very difficult situations," Jaishankar asserted.

"But that shouldn't blind us to the fact that there will be very big challenges and as I said, you need an experienced and a courageous Prime Minister as well as a team in which he has confidence," Jaishankar cautioned.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, rides in an open vehicle holding party symbol lotus as he campaigns for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming national elections, in Chennai, India, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. - Sputnik India, 1920, 14.04.2024
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