Indians should prepare themselves to play a bigger role in the international arena with “a sense of historical and civilisational responsibility”, Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar said here on Saturday.
Mr. Jaishankar was delivering the third P. Parameswaran memorial lecture on the ‘Role of Bharat in Shaping a Just World Order - A Perspective for the Immediate Future’ organised by the Bharateeya Vichara Kendram (BVK).
“Our neighbours trust us, the region beyond today has respect for us. Much of the world today looks at how India is progressing. They look at our achievements. The world is actually getting ready for us. It is we who have to make that effort to prepare for a bigger role. And we must do it with a sense of historical and civilisational responsibility,” he said.
