India doesn’t imagine in countering safety challenges in neo-colonial paradigms: Rajnath Singh

By PTI

BENGALURU: India doesn’t imagine in giving “sermons or cut-and-dried” options to international locations in want of help, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Tuesday.

In an handle to his counterparts from numerous international locations at Aero India right here, Singh additionally referred to as for united efforts to counter-pressing safety challenges, together with the specter of terrorism.

The defence minister mentioned India doesn’t imagine in coping with such safety points within the “old paternalistic or the neo-colonial paradigms” and that it at all times most well-liked a collective strategy to counter them.

“We consider all nations as equal partners. That is why, we do not believe in imposing external or supra-national solutions to a country’s internal problems,” he mentioned.

“We do not believe in giving sermons or cut-and-dried solutions, which do not respect national values and constraints of the countries in need of assistance,” he mentioned.

Singh famous that India helps the capability constructing of its associate international locations in order that they might chart their very own future.

“There are nations which are richer, militarily or technologically more advanced than others, but it does not give them the right to dictate their solutions to the nations in need of support,” he mentioned, in feedback that are seen as an obvious reference to China.

The defence minister mentioned this “top-down approach” in direction of fixing issues has by no means been sustainable in the long term.

“Often, it leads to a debt trap, reaction from the local population, conflict and so on,” he mentioned.

“That is why the focus should be on providing assistance, in terms of the building of institutions and capacities, so that bottom-up solutions can come up organically, in consonance with the ethos of nations being assisted,” he added.

Singh mentioned India presents an enhanced defence partnership to pleasant overseas nations.

“We offer a partnership that is accommodative of national priorities and capacities,” he mentioned.

“We want to build with you, we want to launch with you, we want to create with you and we want to develop with you,” Singh mentioned.

“We wish to create symbiotic relationships, where we can learn from each other, grow together and create a win-win situation for one and all,” he mentioned.

Aero India, Asia’s largest aerospace exhibition, was inaugurated on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BENGALURU: India doesn’t imagine in giving “sermons or cut-and-dried” options to international locations in want of help, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Tuesday.

In an handle to his counterparts from numerous international locations at Aero India right here, Singh additionally referred to as for united efforts to counter-pressing safety challenges, together with the specter of terrorism.

The defence minister mentioned India doesn’t imagine in coping with such safety points within the “old paternalistic or the neo-colonial paradigms” and that it at all times most well-liked a collective strategy to counter them.

“We consider all nations as equal partners. That is why, we do not believe in imposing external or supra-national solutions to a country’s internal problems,” he mentioned.

“We do not believe in giving sermons or cut-and-dried solutions, which do not respect national values and constraints of the countries in need of assistance,” he mentioned.

Singh famous that India helps the capability constructing of its associate international locations in order that they might chart their very own future.

“There are nations which are richer, militarily or technologically more advanced than others, but it does not give them the right to dictate their solutions to the nations in need of support,” he mentioned, in feedback that are seen as an obvious reference to China.

The defence minister mentioned this “top-down approach” in direction of fixing issues has by no means been sustainable in the long term.

“Often, it leads to a debt trap, reaction from the local population, conflict and so on,” he mentioned.

“That is why the focus should be on providing assistance, in terms of the building of institutions and capacities, so that bottom-up solutions can come up organically, in consonance with the ethos of nations being assisted,” he added.

Singh mentioned India presents an enhanced defence partnership to pleasant overseas nations.

“We offer a partnership that is accommodative of national priorities and capacities,” he mentioned.

“We want to build with you, we want to launch with you, we want to create with you and we want to develop with you,” Singh mentioned.

“We wish to create symbiotic relationships, where we can learn from each other, grow together and create a win-win situation for one and all,” he mentioned.

Aero India, Asia’s largest aerospace exhibition, was inaugurated on Monday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.