Talking about how national interest should not be affected by ‘politics of the day’, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday referred to Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, asking why a temporary provision continued for so long. When it was not for his politics. Time.
The Union Minister, who was speaking at an event at IIM Calcutta, termed it as a “messy” issue and said it is necessary to put national interest first. He said that the whole world used ‘mess’ in Jammu and Kashmir for 75 years.
“It is important that we put national interest first. Politics Today’s day should not affect the larger interest of the nation. And clearly, all politicians should take this view in the first place,” he said.
“This should not leave our borders vulnerable. To some extent we have to create culture and to some extent public opinion should also come on it.
Giving the example of Article 370, he said, “If you look at the entire issue of Article 370… apart from the politics of that time, what was the reason for continuing a temporary provision for so long?”
“And the fact that we had such a messy issue… I mean the whole world has used it for the past 75 years.”
Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated by Narendra Modi government in 2019
Jaishankar had also addressed the issue earlier in September at an event in Washington. “If you look at the issue of Article 370, a temporary provision of the Constitution was finally scrapped. It was considered a majoritarian act… Now tell me what was happening in Kashmir was not majoritarian?” he had said according to ANI.
Stating that people need to be educated on the matter and the politics of Article 370 was contested, he had said, “… what is right and what is wrong is confused, it is actually politics at work. “
“We are not serving our country well or our beliefs or even our sense of right or wrong by staying out of these debates. If we have opinions, we should express them, we should share them with people and we should tell people what is right and what is wrong,” the minister had said.
In the program organized on Wednesday, Jaishankar also said Ukraine confrontation. “There is a big change happening in international affairs today. It stems from the armament of everything. In recent years we have seen how trade, connectivity, debt, resources and even tourism are the focus of political pressure. has been made.
“The Ukraine conflict has dramatically widened the scope of such leverage. The scale of financial measures, technology controls, infrastructure and service restrictions and asset confiscations have been truly breathtaking. At the same time, it is also a fact That the global rules and practices have been framed for the national benefit in such a way that can no longer be ignored,” he said.
(with inputs from agencies)
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