NEW DELHI: Urging top Indian diplomats — all heads of missions — to shed old mindsets, PM Narendra Modi Saturday asked them to help position India globally in a leading role and not just a balancing force''.
Modi said the present global environment had presented the country with a rare opportunity with the world keen to embrace India and that India had the responsibility to help the world counter new threats to global peace. Modi was addressing the heads of mission conference in the presence of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and foreign secretary S Jaishankar.
Modi has shown that he will not remain hostage to the past in formulating his foreign policy, a fact made manifest by his government's decision to lend weight to US' Asia Pacific pivot with its own Act East initiative. He mentioned the significance of freedom of navigation in South China Sea for the first time in a joint statement with the US last year and followed it up with a joint strategic vision for Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region after the summit meet with President Barack Obama in January.
A day after he chaired the first meeting of NITI Aayog, Modi told envoys that the Planning Commission replacement had identified the diaspora as a great strength of the nation and that the heads of missions had to come up with innovative ways'' to build upon that strength.
Emphasizing the role of Heads of Missions in projecting India to the world, the Prime Minister described them as "shining vibrant representatives (tejasvi, jeevant anshpunj) of India's glorious heritage,'' said the government in a statement.
On the challenge of climate change, according to the statement, the PM said protecting the environment was part of India's cultural heritage and so India must take the lead in countering this challenge, and also work towards a change in global attitudes towards the challenges of climate change. He said Indian culture was replete with illustrations which indicated "prakriti-prem" — "love for nature", said the statement, adding that PM asked envoys to develop a culture of swachhta or cleanliness and to stay ahead of the curve on digital diplomacy.
According to Modi, there were new actors and new threats to global peace and prosperity and that India, which he said always stood for "Vishva-Bandhutva" and peace — the brotherhood of the world, had a great responsibility in helping the world counter these challenges to peace.
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