External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that "Bharat First" (India First) and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family) will be the two guiding axioms of Indian foreign policy.
Talking to media persons after taking charge of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Jaishankar said that India will focus on resolving the remaining issues along the frontier with China as over four-year-long border row in eastern Ladakh has significantly strained bilateral ties.
"Our focus with regard to China will be on how to resolve the remaining issues," he said.
Referring to cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Jaishankar said efforts will be made to address the challenge.
"With Pakistan, we have the issue of terrorism -- cross-border terrorism -- how do we find a solution to it..that cannot be a policy of a good neighbour," he said.
Outlining the foreign policy approach of Modi 3.0 government, Jaishankar said: "Together, we are very confident it will position us as 'Vishwa Bandhu' -- a country which is in a very turbulent world, in a very divided world, a world of conflicts and tensions, it would actually position us as a country which is trusted by many, whose prestige and influence will grow, whose interests will be advanced."
"I am fully confident that under PM Modi’s leadership, the foreign policy of Modi 3.0 will be very successful,” he added.
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