India is growing, but it wants to grow with world: EAM

Brisbane: India, which is on the path of growth, wants to grow with the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, stressing that there is genuine goodwill and desire among nations to work with India.

Jaishankar arrived here earlier in the day on the first leg of his two-nation tour which will also take him to Singapore. "Namaste Australia! Landed in Brisbane today. Look forward to productive engagements over the next few days to take forward the India-Australia Dosti," he posted on X.

Addressing the Indian community here, Jaishankar said: "India will grow. India is growing, but India wants to grow with the world." When India looks at the world, it sees opportunities, he said.

"We are optimistic. There may be problems, but overall, we think the world has goodwill and a desire to work with India. We see a sentiment overall in the world for India to succeed and it's important we harness that sentiment," Jaishankar said. He mentioned that there are numerous opportunities for global cooperation in the fields of education and research.

"The image today of Indians abroad, the image of being well educated, of being personally responsible, the work ethic, the family-centric nature of our lives. I think the combination of all of this today makes us very, very attractive in the global workplace," he said. "And I think it's important that that brand is developed, that those skills are nurtured... And again, I emphasise that this era, you know, this era of AI, of electric mobility, of chips, this will require a global workforce," he added.

Brisbane: India and China have made “some progress” in disengagement, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, describing it as a “welcome” move which opens up the possibility that other steps could happen. His comment comes days after Indian and Chinese troops completed disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh. The Indian Army commenced verification patrolling at Depsang while patrolling at Demchok started on Friday. “In terms of India and China, yes, we have made some progress. You know, our relations were very, very disturbed for reasons all of you know. We have made some progress in what we call disengagement, which is when troops were very close to each other, with the possibility that could lead to some untoward incident,” Jaishankar said while responding to a question during interaction with the Indian diaspora here.