5 Changes Jaishankar wants in India’s foreign policy

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is one of the world’s most prominent diplomats. During his tenure as India’s External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar has worked to bring about a transformation in India’s foreign policy. As India looks to become a leading power in the world, Jaishankar has suggested a series of changes that will help New Delhi achieve its goals in a new world order.
HT’s Shashank Mattoo breaks down five changes S Jaishankar wants to make to India’s diplomacy. Mattoo takes a look at books like “The India Way” to gain a better understand of how Dr. Jaishankar sees the world and India’s place in it.
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[@freakingly]

This is what we call journalism, this was all facts without any opinion. Be like this, be ethical.

[@atrikroy9160]

yes sirf modi aur unke mantriyo ki chaat te hai🤣

[@MANISHSINGH-qj5iu]

Yeah this kind of journalism is kinda rare in our country

[@abhi-_-]

Well, this is not journalism but just a book review...

[@Saibaba93451]

He is An Honest Diplomat and TRUE patriot.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Honest? You may be diluting the definition of the word. How does one measure honesty? Patriot? I guess being a patriot is important for some people.

[@MagD12361]

Give the man what he wants. The man is a gem for our country. 🇮🇳

[@sarvottamsingh7557]

Corrupt babu gem kabse hogye 🤣🤣

[@rohitmishra6356]

@@sarvottamsingh7557 ekdum tere baap jaise

[@hindustani8621]

@@sarvottamsingh7557 🗿aabe mullah tu Pakistan vaale ki he baat kar raha hae na ha unka dekh he corrupt hae baaki apna hindustani esa nahi karte congress ke tim hota tha

[@SWASTIKB306]

@@hindustani8621 ignore him,he is a chutiya khalistani

[@hunkai5804]

@@sarvottamsingh7557 bete abdul kitna bhi naam chipale, baap ne to pakad hi lena hai

[@anybody007]

These words are applicable not just to political diplomacy, but also as life lessons to live by

[@seosea1569]

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has made India Proud. Yours Inspiration is our greatest motivation for us & the rest of the world. TRUTH wins🙏 Jai Bharat🙏

[@sarvottamsingh7557]

Corrupt babu proud wahh 😂

[@hindustani8621]

@@sarvottamsingh7557 🗿you pakistani mullah pls read namaz for aata or die

[@devotion240]

Why has Jaishankar not solved the issue between India China and India Sri Lanka after many years as Foreign Minister? Doing something when there is no other option and succeeding in it cannot be accepted as the best strategy. Like previous foreign ministers of India, Jaishankar did not appease other countries over the occupation of Kashmir, India's aid to Bangladesh in the war, or the Pokhran nuclear test. All the decisions that India has taken in today was made out of no other choice and not by Jaishankar's genius.

[@hindustani8621]

@@devotion240 🗿pls study history man we give them aid and other countries too gives us aid and before jaishankar no one helps India on foreign ministry and world affairs because they are useless and corrupt like your mind who can't see good but when they got to see a small mistake they will just talk about it pls study history after jaishankar came and if you can't see India's growth in economic and in world reputation than you have garbage in your brain and have closed eyes which can't see India's growth

[@devotion240]

@@hindustani8621 Doing something when there is no other option and succeeding in it cannot be accepted as the best strategy. Like previous foreign ministers of India, Jaishankar did not appease other countries over the occupation of Kashmir, India's aid to Bangladesh in the 1971 war, or the first Pokhran nuclear test. Jaishankar was not a great minister compared to other foreign ministers india.

[@subhajeetdas6611]

Yeah foreign policies must be change with the growth of our Indian economy ❤️☺️🇮🇳

[@dark_phoenix2525]

Hugh respect for Dr. Jaishankar, one voice for billions of Indian heart's which echoing in the whole world. 🙏🏽

[@firdow12]

The five changes suggested by Dr S Jaishankar 1. India needs a pragmatic foreign policy - abandon ideology based foreign policy for a pragmatic policy 2. India's "Panipat mentality" needs to go 3. India's foreign policy needs to take more risks 4. India needs to control narratives 5. India needs to get better at "strategic deception"

[@rajnikantchande2677]

Arsh The 5 foreign policy changes proposed by Jaishankar are valid & necessary. But, he.needs to add the following to the 5 above....I will call it no.6; 1 to 5 as above...plus 6...India must add its cultural diversity, its ancient civilisational & Vedic religious & spiritual value ( " Vasudevam Kutumbhakam" ie the world is one family ), linguistic diversity, unity in diversity....all these elements should be packaged & promoted & show cased by setting up institutions in capital towns & cities across the world. & these institutions should be promoted ACTIVELY as Vedic Culture of India by regular exhibition, Vedic cultural studies courses, Vedic civilisation studies, Hindu arts, History, Sanskrit literature & language etc...etc..professionals in India can produce a package encompassing various aspects of 6 above & request Jaishankar to implement this 6th point as part of his foreign policy changes REMEMBER CHINA HAS SET UP " CONFUCUS INSTITUTE" IN ALL MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE WORLD ( including in the West, ) and has promoted it very actively over last 30 yrs. However, in last FIVE YEARS this Chinese institute has come under severe attack in all Western countries & forced to close down , because instead of real Confucis values & philosophy, it was used as a propaganda machine to subtly promote Chinese communist ideology...and at the same time Chinese govt's authoritarian governance contradicted Confucius values promoted by the Confucus INSTITUTEs set up worldwide by Chinese govt. Yes. there has been Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ( a cultural institute) set up by Indian govt for many years in the West etc....But, it has been ineffective.....a new Vedic Institute of Indian Culture funded generously & promoted actively demonstrating India's Soft Power is the need of the hour in tandem with India's ascendancy under PM MODI should be Jaishanka r's 6th item on his agenda .. .

[@wionporky9937]

FOREIGN Policies are set by the Government and Carried out by Ministers. Any government will be very worried if their Minister come out with their own policy. 😂

[@paxtanitoiletcleanerinshanghai]

Seeing the huge international aid to Turkey, Millions of Pakistanis shake themselves at the same time to create an earthquake like scenario!🤩

[@avishkumar8231]

Remember when they prayed for flood

[@akashaykumarmahatha6724]

😂

[@paulheydarian1281]

*Do you think it will work?* All that shaking...!!!

[@petrsovicka]

Isn't the world rather BIZZARE than BAZAAR? Fair enough. The world needs to be multipolar to be more balanced and stable. For democracy to survive in such a world we need strong India.

[@avishkumar8231]

Bazaar - market

[@petrsovicka]

@@avishkumar8231 Sure - the realist doctrine India's way...

[@avishkumar8231]

@@petrsovicka more universal way

[@av4020]

Much respect to EAM Dr. Jaishankar!!

[@amarendrabhowmick8896]

Awesome awesome awesome.he should be given absolute free hand to formulate his vision .ravishing thought interspersed with today's reality in mind.india must exploit this adroit's talent.

[@jakuttan001]

India also needs change in Nuclear policy . No first strike should be dumped and replaced by Use by necessity if reliable information received that an enemy is preparing for an attack or an ally of India. Losing a third of country and using second strike is a foolish engagement with hostile enemy.

[@srinitaaigaura]

Manohar Parrikar also said the same thing but the media loved to twist it into creating mania, so he stopped giving media interviews after that.

[@NerdyXRPanda]

Dr. S JAISHANKAR IS A NATIONAL HERO!!!

[@abhijeetkhalia]

Dr. Jayshankar is a gem and we are fortunate that he is at the helm of foreign policy and he will lay the precedent for the policy and outlook change. Under BJP, India has changed its stance. It's a little similar to change in our cricket team under Dhoni

[@supriyoadhikary3190]

Dr. S JAISHANKAR is gem of India.

[@djbanerjee2401]

Shout out to @hundustanTimes for creating VClips as a news readout, instead of still photographs. This feels more like a news 👍. The content has always been great

[@kgomathireddy9051]

Superb! 👍👍

[@tonyso9637]

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has a positive vision. He does the RIGHT thing and does not back down from any BS. India's PM and FM is a good team.

[@drgadham]

GREAT VISION😇😍

[@shashanksingh9127]

EXCELLENT SHASHANK SIR💪

[@nickparisilk9842]

It’s about time for India to move forward Enough of pleasing others Make that stand It’s obvious India is already doing it but go all out for it

[@shobareddy5008]

Excellent

[@shantabalu]

HT What is "APRAGMATIC"? HT cannot make mistakes like this one.

[@srb9596]

A true visionary. Salute.

[@PankajBora_VLOGS.]

Very well described

[@varun4852]

Way to go, shashank😀

[@kunjandesai4341]

Best EAM since our independent. 👍👍

[@kaustavkoch]

i want a change and it's stop giving thousand crore rupees to countries like Nepal bangladesh Maldives every year

[@TheCasetooClips07]

@Forlorn no afganistan is our strategic partner, the afghanis are very loveable towards India and Indian. They are more hospitable to us than any other people in the whole world.

[@menduss6212]

On the contrary, we need to bring the attention of global media to how much we give to other small nations around us and help them in order to gain soft power in the world. Today's world is all about soft power.

[@TheCasetooClips07]

@Forlorn no see i wrote the comment 4 days ago, and after i wrote my comment , Sir Ajit doval told in media that India will never leave Afghanistan behind. I was correct

[@kaustavkoch]

@@menduss6212 but have you seen the mentality of Nepalese and bangladeshis!they are always anti India no matter how much you help them

[@menduss6212]

@@kaustavkoch I understand your concern regarding the mentality. Actually politicians in nepal and bangladesh are more into play and our own side(mamta banerjee's govt) is also responsible for it. Local nepalese don't think that way( I've talked to some) and we need bjp in west bengal to control the narrative and immigration on that side. But we need to project our great image in the world in order to get the support of their people so that they never question us

[@anandkanhere5193]

India-First

[@johndoe-vc1we]

Excellent presentation Shashank 👍

[@prateeksharma6706]

Man soo true

[@parthraval3883]

Liked that you made a speaker speak for a certain topic I suggest your organization to start doing it everywhere with the help of speaker ..... In every news it really helps

[@vj5637]

Not among......he is the 1st..... Every country will agree...he is the best in the world

[@MagicSmoke11]

Dr.JaiSanker a TAMiL BRAHMiN..the same DNA heritage of S.Ramanuja great mathematical genius. A PhD holder in International Relations. 30+yrs experience in Diplomatic World

[@magendralingam7501]

Bharat should have a foreign policy which is independent, strong voiced, and brave enough.

[@Jaifromchina86]

S.jaishankar is James bond of India

[@sbiswas2886]

Dr. Jaishankar has created immense interest among Indian youth in the field of Foreign Affairs. Thanks you Sir...

[@katiresanarumugam4260]

Agreed with EAM's 5 changes for betterment of our nation's foreign policy

[@kushalgupta3988]

Nice report

[@wankmaster69]

Hear me out!! It doesn't change the fact that the presenter can easily hide a pencil in his hair.

[@rakeshkumarburugu2036]

I am glad that HT has introduced an anchor to read out content and it's explanation rather than posting headlines of content with wonderful music.

[@datoolz0]

In a one word sentence, realpolitik strategy based on transactional alliances, and deception. A breath of fresh air, and to be honest common sense.

[@-2025S]

Reupload?

[@ashishKumar-we3ev]

Jaisankar.sir.walcome.varanasi.

[@striker44]

Wait.... someone talks in HT and not just bizarre music with news captions. This is news to me.

[@Mindsi]

Battle for Goa, great victory of the time!

[@someonejustsomeone1469]

Honestly, self sufficiency will work in India's favour since India already has a lot of natural resources and a large, low wage work force. In countries with less labour or resources you need to outsource your industry which will happen less with India.

[@Raviteja-bs7tw]

this is better than reading , if i want to read i will buy books and read the newspaper ...

[@onnbhaialihusseingandhi2139]

Jai Shankar need to. Resign

[@thedivyeshpatel]

He is a leader

[@dharam1718]

Some aspirants have a total anti India agenda, and they may need clearly dealt with . Message to other aspirants may be sent in such a way that others will not even dream of anti India activities Maybe a dedicated group of people is required within India to deal with misinformation against India When you want the well-being of a country,Noone are friend relative or enemy , and decisions are difficult, the majority have to decide very clearly to allow and support for improvements

[@vasundharaiyengar1537]

Yes any and all is right in politics. Yes we should not be predictable and leave world second guessing us

[@niharbraroo]

Mattoo is good at this stuff!! Good luck 👍🏼

[@jaatankachorraa4677]

just make it out

[@joanofarc1106]

It’s a curious debate. Paco: You would have maintained relative “dominance” if you did not invade so many countries. The u.s. military: We would have wound up at the same point.

[@joanofarc1106]

Do you need math in addition to formal logic to better sense and “see” the nature of the alliance system? I think it helps.

[@tanishqjain4715]

What what HT hired a journalist 😵‍💫

[@mikewong8500]

Pragmatism is the word, not pulling coat-tail, that’s India best

[@gurinderpalbrar7060]

No matter what you do but never leave Russia, our friend.

[@keesko5740]

the most prominent diplomat is Mr Blinken,Jaishankar stands in his shadow then comes Nazi Lavrov

[@lau7481]

Jai Hind to Sri.Jai Shankar, more and more great men are emerging ,now a days, Thanks to BJP. GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE AND SEE THE EMERGING, greatness of my country God bless, to all the great people, who are helping it.

[@dmd9160]

Time is approaching of a war to reclaim aksai chin and pok and to defend Arunachal Pradesh. Until the borders are secure and uncontested and sovereignty is not threatened there will be a requirement for offensive action. Diplomacy is buying time to strengthen the forces and hopefully to negotiate a peaceful resolution, but the action is very much on the table and the people must know that it is in national interest. Also the destabilising voices need to be handled properly and effectively so that the nation is not divided in purpose at the critical time.

[@mystorey]

Who all have the hands on the "button" to change the foreign policy

[@TheKvamshi10]

These are the ideas of people like Chanakya and Sun Tzu. Finally BJP is taking steps to make Bharat great again. !!!

[@nabarunghoshal560]

Whatever foreign policy India may want to have, the implementation of that policy depends on the correction of its prime internal problem that is corruption. Currently, its position in this respect is more than 80th in the world. In a country where every person selected for a government job through examination needs to pay bribe to get an appointment, in a country where an IPS officer pays bribe to get the position of an SP in a place where he can earn crores in the form of bribe, in a country where a bridegroom is selected on the basis of the bribe he gets in his office, it is useless to look at the developing country like China. China is trying to curb the power of its monopoly capitalists, while the Indian state is pumping public money into the vaults of Adanis, Ambanis, Modis, Choksis et. al.

[@shantabalu]

Nabarun GUTSY & honest comment. Love it. If you had said EAM is a gem, you'd have got 400 likes!! 80 % of citizens are brain washed or they are in a TRANCE.

[@valerianpereira1259]

1/Open embassies in all 220 Nations on this planet 2/Start AIR INDIA Operations to reach every corner of the world. 3/Deploy ; All commercial Attaches like Businessmen to start working with all 220 nations aggressively ; Buy and sell. while buying raw materials and start mining , minerals/metals /precious stones etc. Rare earths out in all continents. Be a military power with Economic power deploy min 250 million youth spread in all parts of the world Educated; skilled. ..Trained by Military.. Disciplined. Bridge all supply Chains and Bridge all Skill GAPS OF THE WORLD.

[@misalambasta]

1:34

[@BgmiUDT]

India need to revive it's nuclear programme to counter Pak and china at same time. Nuclear stockpile need to increase with readiness with hypersonic missile in land and sea. When the world knows that india is increasing it's nuclear stockpile our enemies will think twice to engage with india

[@vasundharaiyengar1537]

Our EAM is very correct. We need to be proactive not reactive

[@Amziiwa]

in brief we are aspiring to become like china ?

[@csrmurthy3369]

All the five changes in FP have a common stand: China and the 1962 defeat. Sorry to say that the elaboration is very superficial. Pragmatism has always been a characteristic in the FP for decades, more so since Mrs Gandhi's days. So FP is dynamic in nature, and a process which becomes meaningful when past is given its fair due.

[@shantabalu]

Jaishankar talks as if......India had lousy leaders....until 2014..... Bjp Walas also claim India gets RESPECT only because of Modi, Only people with INFERIORITY COMPLEX feel the URGE to put down their predecessors.

[@bibliophile5700]

I'm from Lahore Pakistan and India is my father ❤️ Plz give me '1 bori aata' 🤲 Allaodullah 💣👙❤️🤲

[@nicolasflamel3489]

Shout out to Mr Matoo who unlike deracinated dodos is not ashamed of his Sanatani Identity, but quite literally wears it on his sleeve.

[@marshalljulie3676]

The latest threat to India is bill gates and united states border dispute is nothing next to the greed for resources. India can't forget yesterday Libya is a perfect example of what happens when you stop playing ball with the west. I wish he would stop trying to please Europe

[@surojeetchatterjee]

Perfectly said, panipath mentality, waiting for getting poked instead of reaching to enemies home & twist its wrist. Attack is the best defense.

[@rajeshsaxena1630]

inki kitni partishtha hai samaj me I love him

[@vasundharaiyengar1537]

Yes any and all is right in politics. Yes we should not be predictable and leave world second guessing us.

[@sunlight2078]

Our Bharat Ratna

[@SajidKhan-mf8ts]

The cunning JaiShankar !!

[@puggleski6097]

What of domestic policy ? Will the medieval practice of politicisation of caste and caste based constituencies be allowed to continue on "ideological grounds" to "enable" the powers that be to switch back to Middle Kingdom mode whenever it suits their fancy ? #2. Engage various countries of the world on their own terms. Do we have a foreign language service to enable that ? Effective communications and liaisoning skills are the life blood of inter border commerce. In this aspect, the Russians are light years ahead of us. As are some European countries. #3 "Panipat mentality" is more acute in the tussle between states. Demographic dividend of various states are being used to suppress others. UP aligns with Gujarat and Rajasthan to suppress regional ambitions of TN, Ka, Kerala etc and W Bengal, Assam, NE etc by funding violence and illicit activities of Hindu Brotherhood, Islamic extremism. Maybe as a foreign minister he should pay attention to his resource base first. #3 Pragmatism : pragmatic policies keeping in mind longer return periods of political and economic cycles is desirable and adds constancy. It is sometimes misrepresented as ideology. Pragmatism in smaller cycles is akin to self serving behaviour (like blocking access to other shops, overcharging, evading taxes and duties etc to use the bazaar metaphor ) and that is how bazaars catch fire or break up. US policy is a prime example of such a strategy and we would be fools to imitate them in pursuit of short term goals. You cannot out-thief a thief. You have to think differently.

[@karthiknarayan6765]

He can single handedly can win 2024 elections for BJP

[@KirbyZhang]

India was ideological? I doubt anyone other than India thinks so.

[@devotion240]

We are protected and uplifted to this day by the friendship that Congress made with Soviet Russia once. Soviet Russia used its UN veto power in 1957, 1961, 1962 and 1971 to protect India from UN blockades. If the Indian Congress had followed the Jaishankar policy earlier, India would have been an economically backward country like Iran and North Korea. All the decisions that India has taken in today was made out of no other choice and not by Jaishankar's genius. Jaishankar has shown himself to be talented but my question is why he couldn't fix Sri Lanka and China.

[@parthasarathi3855]

Also suffered due to indecisive China policy

[@janeswan1124]

Oh yeah 😂!!! ....as if Nehru and Rajiv 'fixed' China and Srilanka

[@devotion240]

@@parthasarathi3855 In the last 60 years China has occupied 43,000 sq km of land belonging to India and now under BJP rule it has increased more so why should BJP not use its tact and take back those areas. What do you think Jaishankar would answer to this? I would like to give a small example of what he would answer. A few months ago, opposition ministers in the Indian Parliament asked Jaishankar questions about Katchatheevu island, to which Jaishankar stupidly replied that the incident happened in the Congress regime, so you have to ask them. It is stupid of BJP to give a minister post to such an irresponsible person.

[@devotion240]

@@janeswan1124 There is no point in blaming others, the only question is whether Jaishankar can fix Sri Lanka and China. He can't. Jaishankar is not a diplomat enough to handle such matters.

[@janeswan1124]

@@devotion240 ....oh yeah keep praying that Pappu's grey matter weighs atleast a quarter of his beard in order to take the "legacy" forward; best wishes man✋

[@Kanthavel.KV.Chennai.Bharat]

Next 5 years are going to be the toughest for the Indian foreign affairs ministry, they have to foresee and plan for imminent economic & political collapse of Pakistan and the fallout thereafter.

[@GauravChaudhary-oh8rg]

Instead of reading news on you tube on hindustan times, we would like to hear the news, just like this video. Please change your way or delivering news on you tube. It must also contain audio.

[@BKumar_Babloo]

Double speak by Joyshankar

[@rajalakshmir5606]

Completely out of context and subtly malicious interpretation of EAM's words 😡😡

[@jaspreetsingh4833]

Sir finish all link with Portugal 🙏🏾

[@harbinger6562]

1🤍🇮🇳🙏🏻💯

[@randomish]

the reporter is very handsome tho : )

[@ravimorey]

Dr. Jaishankar's pragmatic foreign policy is not new. India has had such a policy for sixty years.

[@shantabalu]

Ravi Jaishankar doesn't bother to CREDIT his predecessors. He loves to beat his own chest and these days, he also does PUBLICITY for Modi.

[@Maratha382]

USA is the leader of Semiconductor design. India should partner with USA for Semiconductor manufacturing.

[@paxtanitoiletcleanerinshanghai]

is girgit ne Taiwan ka nam kabhi suna hi nhi lagta hai 🤣🤣

[@-2025S]

USA isn't.

[@siratulmustaqim5401]

@@paxtanitoiletcleanerinshanghai india usa k blook me ja ja raha ha china our Pakistan ko counter karny k lea .. yahi waja k india pok ki dhmki dy raha ha waja CPec ha jo america nai chata

[@zacthegamer6145]

Taiwan

[@gauravk6114]

Paratha converted to ricebag religion. Buddhist Taiwan bhool gaya MC.

[@atrikroy9160]

bhakts are in coma after hearing all this 🤣

[@spookyargument7537]

What rubbish 2:15 India's defeat with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971? Please correct this. Is Mattoo a Kashmiri surname?

[@TheCasetooClips07]

India defeated Pakistan, you need to check your ears.

[@spookyargument7537]

@@TheCasetooClips07Please visit an ENT specialist

[@janeswan1124]

All what I studied in history was a heap of rubbish

[@sirius4044]

Not sure what Jaishankar is seeking with these changes, but the most important change for the country is to stop obsessing with Pakistan. India is basically a weakling state right now and it has to cross miles and miles to catch up with China.

[@shogunero3.6]

India hasn’t been obsessed with pak for a few years now. You need to get uptodate with info. Its pak that is monumentally obsessed with us

[@sirius4044]

@@shogunero3.6 That's your POV. You will be the first one to watch a cricket match between these two nations because of the obsession.

[@shantabalu]

Jaish wants to LOOK BUSY,,,,,doing nothing Enough NASAMAJH bjp .....to call him a gem ... a genius... even if he says, 2 + 2 is 5.

[@mohitchadha3608]

HT is doing best at short news which we read .. don't mix it with vocal reports .. not interested

[@lilacer6841]

He sounds selfish himself

[@alfred-vz8ti]

cynical opportunism always sounds sophisticated. but a nation despised as treacherous will find it is difficult to make constructive relations. india's chief weakness is india. building a stronger nation is not a matter of more guns and empty promises. spend money on education, health and widespread prosperity, socialism by whatever name, and teach every indian adult to shoot straight. it works for the swiss, without the need for an indian machiavelli. for that matter, prc was notable for educating even the poorest child, and sending bare-foot doctors into most remote areas. perhaps a society that shows concern for all its members is likely to prosper?

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