Indian Foreign Service has modified, it defends nationwide curiosity: S Jaishankar slams Rahul Gandhi

By PTI

NEW DELHI: In a pointy retort to Rahul Gandhi on his feedback quoting unnamed European bureaucrats that the Indian Foreign Service has fully modified and grow to be boastful, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stated it’s referred to as defending nationwide curiosity.

Yes, the Indian Foreign Service has modified.

Yes, they observe the orders of the Government.

Yes, they counter the arguments of others.

No, its not referred to as Arrogance.

It is named Confidence.

And it’s referred to as defending National Interest. pic.twitter.com/eYynoKZDoW

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 21, 2022

Reacting to the Congress chief’s remarks, Jaishankar tweeted that the change within the Indian Foreign Service is a mirrored image of confidence. “Yes, the Indian Foreign Service has changed. Yes, they follow the orders of the Government. Yes, they counter the arguments of others. ‘No, it’s not called Arrogance. It is called Confidence. And it is called defending National Interest (sic),” Jaishankar stated.

At the ‘Ideas for India’ convention in London, Gandhi slammed the BJP authorities on the Centre on a number of fronts and alleged that the “deep state” in India is attacking establishments and capturing them.

In the interactive session, Gandhi additionally criticised the Indian Foreign Service. “I was talking to some bureaucrats from Europe and they were saying that the Indian foreign service has completely changed, they do not listen to anything. They are arrogant…There is no conversation,” he stated.