NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, a Wayanad-based Congressman, has recently made headlines for a talk he had in London at the Chatham House think institution. He said, "The principle of foreign policy is regrettably self interest" when discussing it. Rahul Gandhi was questioned about changing India's foreign policy during the Chatham House interaction in London.
At the Chatham House interaction in London, Rahul Gandhi was asked whether he would like to introduce any change to India's foreign policy. Jawahar Lal Nehru's Non-Aligned Movement was cited as an example along with the question.
The question was accompanied by the use of Jawahar Lal Nehru's Non-Aligned Movement as an illustration. "Unfortunately, self-interest serves as the foundation of foreign policy, and any Indian government would take that into consideration. The first step in responding to the question is identifying what our nation values and our goals are. We are a rural nation that is in the process of becoming an urban nation.
If you look at UPA policies, they were all about attempting to manage this shift from a rural to an urban-connected country. This transition has a tremendous amount of energy, the capacity for violence, and the potential for transformation. That is how our foreign policy would be "said Rahul Gandhi. What was wrong with @rahulGandhi's statement? Our overwhelming goal is the domestic transformation the country is undertaking, so our foreign policy should complement that. Our foreign policy must serve national self-interest. In "Pax Indica," that is essentially one of my own defences.
In response to a tweet, Congressman Shashi Tharoor questioned what was wrong with what Rahul Gandhi said. "Our overwhelming goal is the home transition the country is undertaking, so our foreign policy should complement that. That foreign policy must serve national self-interest. In "Pax Indica," that is essentially one of my own arguments "said Shashi Tharoor.
Gandhi discussed India's democracy, the Pegasus controversy, the threat posed by China, and the BJP government in India as he wrapped off his week-long visit to the UK. Some of his comments, beginning at Cambridge and ending in Chatham House, have stirred controversy and inspired the BJP.
Recently, Rahul Gandhi claimed that Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did not comprehend the China danger during a talk with members of the Indian Journalists' Association in London.
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