India Not A Bully, Problem With One Country: Jaishankar Explains How Relations With Neighbours Improved

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar asserted that a "big change" happened between India and its neighbours and denied charges of India being a bully.

While speaking at an event at Ananta Aspen Centre, Jaishankar said, "Big bullies don't provide $4.5 billion when neighbours are in trouble, big bullies don't supply vaccines to other countries when Covid is on."

He also highlighted that India makes exceptions to its rules to respond to food demands or fuel demands of other countries when supply chain is disrupted due to some crisis.

Explaining what has changed between India and its neighbours, Jaishankar said, "With Bangladesh and Nepal, you have a power grid, you have roads and railways which didn't exist a decade ago."

"Indian businesses use ports of Bangladesh on a national treatment. If you look at connectivity, the volume of people moving, the volume of trade and investments, it's a very good story to tell," he added.

Highlighting that connectivity was enhanced with Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives as well, Jaishankar without naming Pakistan said, "Our problem in the neighbourhood, honestly, is in respect of one country."