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It is critical to invest in our youth in order to achieve their full potential, says EAM Jaishankar
Highlighting the transformative role of India’s younger generation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) said that many key developments in the world were being shaped by them. Their role is felt in areas like AI and EV, innovation and startups, space, drones, and sports, he said at a youth conclave at the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas being held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from January 8-10, 2025.
A large part of the government's actions was to give the right motivation to the younger generation to accelerate their efforts, he said. “While development itself is a very complex task, it becomes much easier when we are confident that nothing is beyond us,” EAM Jaishankar remarked.
He also highlighted an observation by badminton star PV Sindhu, on why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a youth icon. “She summed it up as his attitude which moved our nation from ‘chalta hai’ to ‘badal sakta hai’ to ‘hoga kaise nahin’,” he recalled.
According to EAM Jaishankar, this is the spirit which has driven India’s achievements in recent years, from supplying vaccines and medicines to the entire world during Covid-19 to undertaking missions like the Chandrayaan landing, the Aditya L1 observatory and the proposed Gaganyaan human spaceflight endeavour.
Ambitious visions need strong foundations to be realized, EAM Jaishankar remarked, stating, “It is critical to invest in our youth in order to achieve their full potential”. He also referred to transformational efforts of campaign and programmes like Swacch Bharat, Beti Padhao, Awas and Anna Yojana, Mudra, Swanidhi, Ayushman Bharat, amd Jal Jeevan.
“If you were to see them in their entirety, connecting those dots will give you an appreciation of how we are securing the future of our youth. They will help bring their skills and creativity to the fore, ensuring that India’s talents are fully available to the global workplace,” he stated.
EAM Jaishankar Reinforces Message of 3Ts
Speaking at the Joint Business Session with the Government of Odisha on the side-lines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, EAM Jaishankar highlighted the role of the 3Ts -Trade, Technology, and Tourism - for a state like Odisha.
Odisha has resources which need investments, connectivity, and value add to increase Trade and leverage the state's location, he stated. He referred to the Bali Yatra, Odisha’s historical connection with Southeast Asia. “Whether it is orthodox shipping, whether it is green shipping, whether it is power grids, whether as I say it is resources to value add on it, the potential for trade based from Odisha is enormous,” he noted.
On Technology, EAM Jaishankar emphasised that it was increasingly associated with trusted talent. “The talent of Odisha, the fact that today you have young demography, you have a strong education backbone of the state. Today technology also offers a lot of possibilities for collaboration,” he said.
Odisha is simply incredible in terms of what it has to offer when it comes to Tourism, EAM Jaishankar remarked, adding that tourism is the biggest employer generator and multiplier in the world. “Those who will invest in tourism in this state are actually contributing to development and inclusive growth in the state in a very very powerful way,” he pointed out.
The External Affairs Minister ended his address by highlighting the Modi Government’s commitment of Purvodaya, or the renaissance, revival and rejuvenation of the east. He pointed out that India was historically at the greatest point when the eastern parts of India were at the height of glory. In this context, EAM Jaishankar noted that one of the earliest commitments in this third term of the Modi Government was to take the practical decisions to enable the Purvodaya to happen. “A crucial fulcrum of that in many ways is the state of Odisha,” he remarked.
A large part of the government's actions was to give the right motivation to the younger generation to accelerate their efforts, he said. “While development itself is a very complex task, it becomes much easier when we are confident that nothing is beyond us,” EAM Jaishankar remarked.
He also highlighted an observation by badminton star PV Sindhu, on why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a youth icon. “She summed it up as his attitude which moved our nation from ‘chalta hai’ to ‘badal sakta hai’ to ‘hoga kaise nahin’,” he recalled.
According to EAM Jaishankar, this is the spirit which has driven India’s achievements in recent years, from supplying vaccines and medicines to the entire world during Covid-19 to undertaking missions like the Chandrayaan landing, the Aditya L1 observatory and the proposed Gaganyaan human spaceflight endeavour.
Ambitious visions need strong foundations to be realized, EAM Jaishankar remarked, stating, “It is critical to invest in our youth in order to achieve their full potential”. He also referred to transformational efforts of campaign and programmes like Swacch Bharat, Beti Padhao, Awas and Anna Yojana, Mudra, Swanidhi, Ayushman Bharat, amd Jal Jeevan.
“If you were to see them in their entirety, connecting those dots will give you an appreciation of how we are securing the future of our youth. They will help bring their skills and creativity to the fore, ensuring that India’s talents are fully available to the global workplace,” he stated.
EAM Jaishankar Reinforces Message of 3Ts
Speaking at the Joint Business Session with the Government of Odisha on the side-lines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, EAM Jaishankar highlighted the role of the 3Ts -Trade, Technology, and Tourism - for a state like Odisha.
Odisha has resources which need investments, connectivity, and value add to increase Trade and leverage the state's location, he stated. He referred to the Bali Yatra, Odisha’s historical connection with Southeast Asia. “Whether it is orthodox shipping, whether it is green shipping, whether it is power grids, whether as I say it is resources to value add on it, the potential for trade based from Odisha is enormous,” he noted.
On Technology, EAM Jaishankar emphasised that it was increasingly associated with trusted talent. “The talent of Odisha, the fact that today you have young demography, you have a strong education backbone of the state. Today technology also offers a lot of possibilities for collaboration,” he said.
Odisha is simply incredible in terms of what it has to offer when it comes to Tourism, EAM Jaishankar remarked, adding that tourism is the biggest employer generator and multiplier in the world. “Those who will invest in tourism in this state are actually contributing to development and inclusive growth in the state in a very very powerful way,” he pointed out.
The External Affairs Minister ended his address by highlighting the Modi Government’s commitment of Purvodaya, or the renaissance, revival and rejuvenation of the east. He pointed out that India was historically at the greatest point when the eastern parts of India were at the height of glory. In this context, EAM Jaishankar noted that one of the earliest commitments in this third term of the Modi Government was to take the practical decisions to enable the Purvodaya to happen. “A crucial fulcrum of that in many ways is the state of Odisha,” he remarked.
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