Interview: Strengthen Modi’s hands… he’s going to see you through this stormy period, says Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar highlights India’s confident foreign policy stance under Modi’s leadership.

India now takes not just clear, but confident positions whether it be over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the invasion of Gaza, or the South China sea, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said. In an interview with R Sukumar and Shishir Gupta , Jaishankar said that the Modi government’s “experienced, sober, practical, grounded but courageous” leadership in foreign policy matters is now part of his pitch to voters, for whom he has a simple message: “Strengthen Narendra Modi’s hands because he is actually the guy who’s going to see you through the storm.” Edited excerpts: