External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on September 23 took a dig at the Global North, saying that it is still a world of “double standards”.
I Think More Than Political Will, There Is Political Pressure For Change: S. Jaishankar
Jaishankar said those nations with historical influence have weaponised a lot of those capabilities. He was speaking at a Ministerial Session titled ‘South Rising: Partnerships, Institutions and Ideas’ hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, United Nations India and the Reliance Foundation.
“I think more than political will, there is political pressure for change,” Jaishankar said in New York. “Those who are economically dominant today are leveraging their production capabilities and those who have institutional influence or historical influence have actually weaponised a lot of those capabilities as well,” he further added.
“They will all mouth the right things, but the reality is still today, it’s a world very much of double standards,” Jaishankar said, adding that Covid-19 itself was an example of it.
