India foreign minister visits Hindu Temple In Panama, interacts with Indian diaspora

• Shubham
• 26 April, 2023

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By: Shubham Ghosh

India’s external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday (25) visited a Hindu temple and addressed the Indian community in Panama City where he has visited.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Jaishankar said, “Began the morning in Panama City by seeking divine blessings at the Hindu temple and meeting an enthusiastic Indian community. Immensely delighted to see their love and devotion for the nation.”

Began the morning in Panama City by seeking divine blessings at the Hindu temple and meeting an enthusiastic Indian community.

Immensely delighted to see their love and devotion for the nation.

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— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 25, 2023

While interacting with the Indian community, he added, “When I was travelling to Panama, I was surprised when I was told that it is the first time in 60 years that India’s external affairs minister was visiting Panama.”

Jaishankar said, “I was surprised about whether there were lesser efforts on our side or your invitation was not enthusiastic enough that I don’t know. However, it is PM Modi’s era and a different era.”

After his statement, people sitting in the audience started chanting slogans “Modi, Modi.”

Noting that former Indian vice president Venkaiah Naidu and Meenakshi Lekhi, India’s minister of state for external affairs, visited Panama in recent years, Jaishankar added, “I have full confidence that more representatives from India will visit Panama in future.”

The Indian diplomat also spoke about his meeting with Panama’s president and foreign minister. He said he was surprised when Panama’s president Nito Cortizo, during the meeting, started talks with prime minister Narendra Modi’s “panchpran” (five resolves) remarks of Red Fort on Independence Day.

“Yesterday, when I met Panama’s President, I was a little bit surprised when he started the talks with PM Narendra Modi’s speech regarding “panchpran” at the Red Fort. I thought in my mind, I have come so far. The country is in a different region and their priorities and problems are different. However, if the president first talks about PM Modi’s speech of Red Fort when an Indian external affairs minister visits the country. So, you can understand the impact of PM Modi in the world,” Jaishankar said.