External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Astutely Counters An US Senator On Democracy Food Jibe
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar challenged an American senator who said that democracy ‘doesn’t put food on the table’ telling her that in India it does.
Jaishankar was apparently referring to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) at a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference, where he countered US Senator Elissa Slotkin.
“Senator, you said that democracy doesn’t put food on your table. Actually, in my part of the world, it does. Today, since we are a democratic society, we give nutrition support, and food to 800 million people,” Jaishankar said. Read More...