India really matters more in the current polarised world and the country is perceived very widely as the voice of the global South, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said.
Mr. Jaishankar wrapped up the New York leg of his visit to the U.S. as he addressed the high-level U.N. General Assembly session Saturday, concluding a week of whirlwind diplomatic engagements during which he met over 100 of his counterparts from around the world and held several bilateral and multilateral meetings.
"There's no question this UNGA reflects the state of the world, which is particularly polarised at this moment. What the state of the world actually reveals in a way is that India matters more. We are a bridge, we are a voice, we are a viewpoint, a channel," Mr. Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters here as he highlighted some of the big takeaways of his week-long visit to the U,N. and the city. He will head to Washington DC Sunday for the second leg of his U.S. visit.
