Under captain Modi, net practice begins at 6 am, says S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar invoked cricket to explain the way of working in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet during the Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy.

Jaishankar invoked a Cricket analogy, saying, "With Captain (PM) Modi, the net practice starts 6 in the morning and goes on till fairly late-...He expects you to take that wicket if he gives you the chance to do it."

Jaishankar has often praised Modi's working style including his work ethics, leadership in good times and bad, and meticulous preparation.


Speaking at the session – ‘Turbulence, Temperament, and Temerity: Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty’, he also said that sports and diplomacy have several things in common. “Both professions demand taking your most competitive self to tackle everyday situations,” he added. “India is in a very unusual position. It is once again decisively moving upward. Very few countries or civilisations get two or three bites at the apple,” he added.

Further he said that digital transformation is perhaps one of the most important issues that is talked about at the international level besides Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that India’s digital ID programme is one of the best programmes that has brought remarkable transformations.