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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday took a critical view of the United Nations, saying it was "like an old company", not entirely keeping up with the market but occupying the space.
During an interaction at the Kautilya Economic Conclave here, he also said that two very serious conflicts are going on in the world. "And where is the UN on them, essentially a bystander," the minister said.
In response to a query on the possible outcome of the US elections, he said the US actually has "made a shift", geopolitically and in its economic outlook, and irrespective of the outcomes in November, many of these trends will "intensify" in the days to come.
“ So, we are both a lifting tide and a bit of paradoxical one, a ballast as well,
S. Jaishankar,
“UN Like Old Company, Not Entirely Keeping Up With Market”: S…
“ I am going there for a certain job, a certain responsibility. And, I take my responsibilities seriously. So, I am going there to represent India at the SCO meeting, and that is what I am going to do,
S. Jaishankar,
“UN Like Old Company, Not Entirely Keeping Up With Market”: S…
“ The UN is in a way like an old company, not entirely keeping up with the market, but occupying the space. And, when it's behind times, in this world you have start-ups and innovations, so different…
S. Jaishankar,
“UN Like Old Company, Not Entirely Keeping Up With Market”: S…