International minister S Jaishankar right now discovered a Ramayana reference to his job — and an epic diplomat. In an unique, wide-ranging interview with NDTV Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia, Mr Jaishankar spoke of discovering examples within the Indian context for issues as an alternative of borrowing from the west.
On this context, he mentioned even his job was featured within the nice epic Ramayan.
”Hanuman was large diplomat. An precise diplomat, since he was despatched to Lanka as an envoy,” he advised NDTV.
”Hanuman additionally had an intelligence mission. He needed to acquire data on Sita. And he was additionally an activist diplomat, since on his method out, he brought about them nice loss,” Mr Jaishankar mentioned, referring to the burning of Lanka, the capital of the demon king Ravan, who had kidnapped SIta.
He additionally spoke of the diplomatic techniques and thoughts video games that Hanuman had employed whereas within the viewers corridor of Ravan.
”He managed to take a seat on the next seat than the king and his ministers, which put them at a psychological drawback,” Mr Jaishankar mentioned, declaring that a lot of it’s related even right now.