Bottom line: India matters more.

This is a moment when India resets terms of engagement with the world. Also a juncture when we should be prepared to take up greater responsibilities.

India today has a leadership and a vision as well as the perseverance & commitment to enhance its global standing.

Combination of changes in political standing, economic weight, technology capabilities, cultural influence & successes of our diaspora is moving India into a higher orbit.

Big issues of our times cannot be solved without India’s contribution or participation.

9️⃣Contributing to global betterment through initiatives in solar energy, disaster resilience, maritime security and counter-terrorism;

🔟Perception of a civilizational state that is finding its place once again in the global order.

5️⃣ Innovative diplomacy that has introduced new concepts and platforms;

6️⃣Resolute national security policy;

7️⃣A determination to look after our own abroad;
 
8️⃣Willingness to serve as a First Responder.

2️⃣Robust eco recovery & digitally-enabled socio-eco delivery in a world of headwinds.

3️⃣ Our growing economic relevance to the world;

4️⃣An independent foreign policy in an increasingly polarised world that also speaks for Global South;

Challenges of last few years have earned us great credit fr coming through in manner in which we did.

10 reasons why we are taken more seriously now as moving towards becoming leading power:

1️⃣Our handling of Covid;

A lot of our foreign policy is devoted to preparing for, obviating, mitigating and reacting to national security threats. But clearly, a time has come that we need to decisively address longstanding vulnerabilities that a competitive world regularly exploits.

We now have both the ability &the responsibility of shaping the global landscape. It is expressed in new concepts like Indo-Pacific, mechanisms like Quad or I2U2 or initiatives like International Solar Alliance.On economic front, we have been judicious in manner &extent of engaging the world.

India,having such a large segment of vulnerable population, has to mitigate impact of key negative trends. We not only stand up for our own welfare, but speak on behalf of the Global South. We also have an obvious stake along with them in cooling down over-heated global politics.

The unfairness of globalization and stresses of the Covid experience have been aggravated by shortages and costs that derive from the developments in Ukraine. As a result,we are headed for a far more uncertain & insecure existence.

When self-appointed custodians of correctness sit in judgement over global happenings, they cannot get away with it forever. Especially so when they have such strong vested interests in the outcomes.

The political consequences of globalization has created its own backlash. World is seeing a revived interest in strategic autonomy.

Sharpening great power competition is inevitably creating stress factors across multiple domains. We are not just moving towards a different model of global interaction but also one of greater national opportunities. In India, we know this as Atmanirbhar Bharat.