New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Said on Tuesday that there is a very serious crisis Sri Lanka And India has approached the neighboring country situation in a very humane manner as part of its Neighborhood First Policy.
The minister told the all-party meeting that the situation in Sri Lanka is unprecedented and India is concerned about it but the comparison is uninformed.
Briefing reporters after the all-party meeting, which was attended by representatives of 28 political parties, the minister said if there is instability or any violence in any neighboring country, “it is a matter of deep concern for us”.
Referring to India’s $3.8 billion aid to Sri Lanka, he said, “No other country has given this level of support.” Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in seven decades.
The minister said that Sri Lanka’s big lessons are to be drawn on fiscal prudence and good governance and under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi“We have both in very substantial quantities”.
Jaishankar Said that the issue of fishermen also came up during the meeting.
“We have had issues there for a long time. Some issues came up in the context of fishermen’s issues.
“Therefore, naturally there is a level of concern, as well as there is concern about the outbreak in India. If there is instability or there is any violence in any neighboring country, it is a matter of deep concern for us,” he said. ,
The minister said many members were concerned about Sri Lanka’s lesson and “we anticipated that question”.
“We have also seen some false speculation in the press saying that something has happened in Sri Lanka, so we should worry about conditions in some parts of India,” he said.
“Therefore, we had asked the Finance Ministry to make a presentation, which would be state-wise, expenditure for revenue comparison, liabilities to GSDP, growth rate or liabilities of various Indian states, budget borrowings which they have done, mortgaging of assets.
“Gencoms and discoms have outstanding power and states have outstanding guarantees. So we had a very good discussion. The members were very curious to know how much we have done,” he said.
Minister said that as talks with Sri Lanka International Monetary Fund Go ahead, India will give whatever support it can in terms of working with relevant agencies.
“We have approached (the situation in Sri Lanka) in a very humane manner as part of our Neighborhood First policy. They are still in a very critical situation. As their discussions with the IMF progress, we will be able to provide all the support that we can.” We can, working with the agencies concerned.”
He said that during the meeting two presentations were made from political point of view.
“We made two presentations. One was done from a political point of view, from a foreign policy perspective, explaining to all the leaders that the political unrest in Sri Lanka, the economic crisis that was there – the debt situation,” he said. .
“The $3.8 billion in aid that India has given – no other country has given Sri Lanka this level of support this year and the initiatives we are taking – how to help them and their engagement with other bodies including the IMF Facilitate other debtors,” he said.
He said the meeting was a government initiative and 38 leaders of political parties attended the meeting.
“Sri Lanka is in a very serious crisis, the situation there is unprecedented and what we are seeing has financial, social and political consequences. It is our very close neighbour,” he said.
In his remarks at the all-party meeting, Jaishankar said the situation in Sri Lanka is unprecedented “and India is concerned about it”. “But the comparison is uninformed,” he added.
The minister said that 46 parties were invited for the meeting. There were eight ministers, including pralhad joshi and Purshottam Rupala,” he said.
The minister told the all-party meeting that the situation in Sri Lanka is unprecedented and India is concerned about it but the comparison is uninformed.
Briefing reporters after the all-party meeting, which was attended by representatives of 28 political parties, the minister said if there is instability or any violence in any neighboring country, “it is a matter of deep concern for us”.
Referring to India’s $3.8 billion aid to Sri Lanka, he said, “No other country has given this level of support.” Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in seven decades.
The minister said that Sri Lanka’s big lessons are to be drawn on fiscal prudence and good governance and under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi“We have both in very substantial quantities”.
Jaishankar Said that the issue of fishermen also came up during the meeting.
“We have had issues there for a long time. Some issues came up in the context of fishermen’s issues.
“Therefore, naturally there is a level of concern, as well as there is concern about the outbreak in India. If there is instability or there is any violence in any neighboring country, it is a matter of deep concern for us,” he said. ,
The minister said many members were concerned about Sri Lanka’s lesson and “we anticipated that question”.
“We have also seen some false speculation in the press saying that something has happened in Sri Lanka, so we should worry about conditions in some parts of India,” he said.
“Therefore, we had asked the Finance Ministry to make a presentation, which would be state-wise, expenditure for revenue comparison, liabilities to GSDP, growth rate or liabilities of various Indian states, budget borrowings which they have done, mortgaging of assets.
“Gencoms and discoms have outstanding power and states have outstanding guarantees. So we had a very good discussion. The members were very curious to know how much we have done,” he said.
Minister said that as talks with Sri Lanka International Monetary Fund Go ahead, India will give whatever support it can in terms of working with relevant agencies.
“We have approached (the situation in Sri Lanka) in a very humane manner as part of our Neighborhood First policy. They are still in a very critical situation. As their discussions with the IMF progress, we will be able to provide all the support that we can.” We can, working with the agencies concerned.”
He said that during the meeting two presentations were made from political point of view.
“We made two presentations. One was done from a political point of view, from a foreign policy perspective, explaining to all the leaders that the political unrest in Sri Lanka, the economic crisis that was there – the debt situation,” he said. .
“The $3.8 billion in aid that India has given – no other country has given Sri Lanka this level of support this year and the initiatives we are taking – how to help them and their engagement with other bodies including the IMF Facilitate other debtors,” he said.
He said the meeting was a government initiative and 38 leaders of political parties attended the meeting.
“Sri Lanka is in a very serious crisis, the situation there is unprecedented and what we are seeing has financial, social and political consequences. It is our very close neighbour,” he said.
In his remarks at the all-party meeting, Jaishankar said the situation in Sri Lanka is unprecedented “and India is concerned about it”. “But the comparison is uninformed,” he added.
The minister said that 46 parties were invited for the meeting. There were eight ministers, including pralhad joshi and Purshottam Rupala,” he said.