Visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb praised India’s rise on the global stage. He said that the world could learn from India’s practical foreign policy approach. “We should all become a little bit more Indian,” Stubb said during a joint press statement with PM Modi at Hyderabad House in the national capital after their bilateral meeting.
Finland President Stubb Calls India’s Rise a Miracle
PM Modi, in his address, highlighted Stubb’s personal achievements. He noted the 57-year-old’s participation in Ironman competitions as inspiring. “You have completed the Ironman Triathlon. We are confident that with an energetic leader like you, we will also achieve a new triathlon of innovation, digital, and sustainability between India and Finland,” PM Modi said.
Calls India is Most influential country
Meanwhile, in his joint address with PM Modi, Stubb described India as one of the world’s most influential countries and a key strategic partner for Europe. India is one of the world’s largest and most influential countries and the world’s largest democracy. As we have seen, you are now a key strategic partner for Europe. Its importance in foreign and security policy and trade policy is hard to overstate,” Stubb said.
He also commended India’s economic growth, calling it an “economic miracle.” “You are one of the fastest-growing economies in the world that we can witness here every day. What I really respect about your foreign policy is that you’ve never been under illusions. You’ve always based your foreign policy on a practical and realistic worldview,” he said.
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