External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar schooled the West over its “prevailing political pessimism” that democracy is in trouble globally and showed his inked index finger, saying “for us, democracy is actually delivered”.
Participating in a panel discussion titled ‘Live to Vote Another Day: Fortifying Democratic Resilience’ at the Munich Security Conference, Jaishankar on Friday differed on the view that global democracy is under threat and said that India is a democratic society and gives nutrition support to 800 million people.
He also said that democracy in some parts of the world is “working well” while it may not be the case in other parts, but stressed that it should not be considered a universal phenomenon.