“They’ve influenced the world for the last 200-300 years.” What are the “old habits” that Jaishankar feels the West is unable to give up?
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00:00Countries who have to go to court to decide the result of their election are giving you today gyan about how to conduct your election.
00:30Recently we have seen that US and Canada have both accused us of murders in their countries
00:45and accused us of supposed murders. Also we have seen questions like religious freedom being raised.
00:55Are these purely concerns regarding their vote bank? Are they addressing their vote bank?
01:01Or is there an attempt to influence Indian voting? Would they want a more pliant Indian government?
01:10Do they want to influence us? Answer is yes. They do want to influence us.
01:16Many of these countries feel that they have influenced the world for the last 70-80 years in the world order.
01:25Western countries feel they have influenced the world for the last 200-300 years.
01:29How do you expect someone who has been in that position to give up those old habits so easily?
01:38There is a natural desire. That also answers the gentleman at the back.
01:44Why are these papers which you mentioned negative in India?
01:49Because at the end of the day they are seeing an India which is not compliant with their image of how India should be.
02:01They want people or they want ideology or they want a way of life for a social, as they say, people like us.
02:12They are looking for that class of people really to rule this country.
02:19I think they are disturbed when the Indian population feels otherwise.
02:23And that has been today actually a big part of the debate between us and the world.
02:32You can say the world really means your Western countries and the Western media.
02:36To be very honest with you, actually, please, in many cases, because I follow this for a living,
02:42Western media actually in some cases openly endorse candidates and endorse political parties in this country.
02:49I mean, they don't hide their preference. So, the answer is, you know, and they are very smart.
02:56Because look, somebody has been doing this world domination game for 300 years.
03:01You know, you learn a lot. Anubhavi log hai, Chatur log hai.
03:06So, you know, they will do, see, after all, what does a newspaper do?
03:11They will reputationally damage you. Koi index nikaalenge, they will put you down in that index.
03:18You know, they will, you know, countries who have to go to court to decide the result of their election
03:26are giving you today gyaan about how to conduct your election.
03:33So, this is the mind games today which are actually taking place in the world.
03:42And, you know, I have been following even this election, the kind of commentary.
03:50I mean, in this country, in the, you know, hottest summer still, you know, look at the percentage of people who come to vote.
03:58Look, we all have our arguments. We all have our arguments till the day the votes are counted.
04:04After that, I mean, let us look at our own record. We all accept what the system, you know, we all have faith in the system.