'Success of the lunar mission changed the perception of foreigners', Jaishankar told the strength of India at Delhi University

The External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, spoke at Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, on Monday, at an event titled "Integration of Northeast India with Southeast Asia and Japan: Balancing economic ties and ecological conservation."

In the programme, the Minister of External Affairs stated that the North-Eastern States were cut off from their inherent connectivity as a result of India's partition. Moreover, administrative and political limitations had an impact on the growth of this industry.

Speaking to university students, Jaishankar said, "The partition of India in many ways broke the natural connectivity that the Northeast had or would have had. It slowed down the level of development that the Northeast should have seen." "After this, in the first few decades after partition, due to political constraints and administrative issues, the Northeast did not get the same benefits as other parts of the country."

The Union Minister also said that the current economic stability in the North-East is moving towards a stronger situation.

He said, "The development that we are seeing now, honestly speaking, should have come much earlier. As I always say, the Indian government should first look towards the east and then look at the northeastern states. Only then will the potential and possibilities of the North-East be fully appreciated."

Apart from this, he said that after seeing the way India handled the COVID-19 pandemic, the perception of people living abroad has changed. India's lunar mission 'Chandrayaan-3' has had a huge impact on Indians living abroad.