On the second day of India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, Raisina Dialogue, a high-powered panel that included Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar touched on various topics, including the need for a global order and threats posed by “risky” countries, even if they are relatively small in size.
While taking part in a panel discussion on the theme “Thrones and Thorns: Defending the Integrity of Nations”, Jaishankar mentioned Pakistan in the context of the global order.
The minister mentioned that an international order is necessary for the world– similar to how a domestic order is crucial for a nation.
“Risky” country status not dependent on size
Flagging the threats that might arise in the absence of an international order, he said, “It’s not just big countries who will benefit if there is no world order. Any country which will have extreme positions will use disorder to its advantage,” he said, in what appeared to be a dig aimed at Pakistan.
He mentioned clearly that to be a “risky” country, one does not need to be a big one– as is evidenced in the case of Pakistan, which India says continues to sponsor terrorism (despite dwindling resources).
While speaking about the inconsistencies int he present international order, and the need to “audit” it, he also used the example of Pakistani aggression to illustrate his point.
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