A statement made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Slovakia last year about the 'European mindset' echoed at the Munich Security Conference on Friday after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated during his speech that "Jaishankar had a point".
When questioned on why he thinks anyone will help New Delhi with China since India did not help Ukraine, Jaishankar said: "Somewhere Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems but the world's problems are not Europe's problems. That if it is you, it's yours, if it is me it is ours. I see reflections of that." The remark was made during the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum.
It was this statement that Scholz highlighted during the Munich Security Conference, according to ANI.
"This quote from the Indian Foreign Minister is included in this year's Munich Security Report and he has a point it wouldn't be Europe's problem alone if the law of the strong were to assert itself in international relations," Scholz said.
He also said that to be a credible European or North American in Jakarta, New Delhi, it is not enough to emphasize shared values.
"We have to generally address the interests and concerns of these countries as a basic prerequisite for joint action. And that's why it was so important to me to not merely have representatives of Asia, Africa and Latin America at the negotiating table during the G Seven Summit last June. I really wanted to work with these regions to find solutions to the main challenges they face growing poverty and hunger, partly as a consequence of Russia's war, as well as the impact of climate change or COVID-19," he added.