In this new episode of ‘In Conversation with Salman Khurshid’, former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid sits down with Sudheendra Kulkarni, aide to former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Kulkarni takes a trip down memory lane, reflecting on his time working with the statesman and Vajpayee’s willingness to improve India-Pakistan relations. Kulkarni also stresses the importance of strengthening the Russia-India-China partnership at the core of BRICS, noting that a stronger alignment reduces the possibility of “outsiders” coercing India. Drawing on his extensive travels across China, he adds that many Chinese people hold deep admiration for India and its people.
