External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that socio-economic developments in the country as well as progress or failure on the domestic front mattered while dealing with international relations.

No country can do averagely at home and then be hugely respected at the international level, the Minister pointed out while delivering the 29th leadership lecture of T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) at Manipal in Udupi on the topic, India in Amrit Kaal.’

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-would-emerge-as-leading-power-in-amrit-kaal-says-eam-s-jaishankar-123031900684_1.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/countrys-progress-key-in-foreign-relations-says-eam-jaishankar-exhorts-youth-to-prepare-for-global-workplace/articleshow/98775993.cms

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/country-s-progress-key-in-foreign-relations-says-eam-jaishankar-exhorts-youth-to-prepare-for-global-workplace-news-271398