Delhi: EAM S. Jaishankar says, "I will talk about the whole West, as they are civilizationally and culturally connected. However, not all of them are on the same page, and not everyone understands this. Regarding America, I would argue that there is understanding there... Over the past seven years, the Quad has significantly grown. When I visit Europe, the US, and North America, there are countries that recognize the value of working with India...Unfortunately, this understanding hasn't been achieved in Canada, possibly due to political compulsions. While I can only speculate on the reasons, the world is very practical. Within this context, I would say Canada is lagging behind"
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00:00I will definitely talk about the whole West, because you can say that they are civilizationally and culturally connected.
00:09But I will not say that all of them are on the same page or all people do not understand that.
00:17In fact, you mentioned America, I will say the opposite that there is that understanding in America.
00:23That is why if you look at the Quad that was formed in 2017, till then America used to say that if you are not treaty aligned,
00:35then beyond a point I am not prepared to work with you, there will be limitations.
00:40Now they have evolved, they have changed. Today you will see in the last 7 years how much the Quad has actually grown.
00:48So I would say this, when I go to Europe, when I go to definitely US, North America, there are countries which have understood this.
01:00There are countries today who say there is a value to working with India.
01:04There are countries who say okay, this is our interest, this is India's interest, let us find a meeting point.
01:11Now the unfortunate thing is that didn't get through in Canada or maybe the politics, the political compulsions overtook that.
01:23I mean as I said I can only speculate on the reason.
01:26So I would not say the whole West does not understand that their order will not work without us.
01:35You see we will all come to understandings, world is a very practical place.
01:41So they understand, a lot of people adjust, some do less, some do more, some do it in one subject, some don't do it in another.
01:50So all of that will happen, but it is just in this spectrum, I would say Canada is way behind.