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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar recently described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “demanding boss” while speaking at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Aditya Birla Group Scholarships Programme in Mumbai. Jaishankar said that he has to appear "fully prepared" during interactions with the Prime Minister.

“I have daily appraisal sessions. In a way, I would say he is honestly a demanding boss. I say that because he prepares. If you are discussing something, you have to be fully prepared. You have to know what you are talking about to make your argument or case. You must stand your ground, and you must have the data,” Jaishankar said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

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Jaishankar also described the prime minister as a leader who grants operational freedom and doesn't micromanage or track how ministers execute his instructions. Jaishankar gave an anecdote from India's evacuation of its students from Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

“I have enjoyed working with him because he takes a call and then gives you that latitude. During the Ukraine crisis, he took a call that we need to get people out. Do what it takes, use the Air Force, use civil aviation, talk to people, tell me what I have to do, if I have to make a phone call, I will do, if you have to send ministers out there to do so,” Jaishankar added.

The Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat also described India's relationship with US and said that India is not nervous about the results of the US Election 2024 as Donald Trump prepares to assume office as the next President of the United States. The minister also highlighted how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “built rapport across multiple presidents”.

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Jaishankar said,"The Prime Minister was among the first three calls I think that President Trump took. Prime Minister Modi has actually built rapport across multiple presidents."

"When he first came to DC, Obama was the president, then it was Trump, then it was Biden. So, you know, for him, there's something natural in terms of how he forges those relationships. So, that's helped hugely," he added.

"And I think, the changes in India have helped as well. I know today a lot of countries are nervous about the US. Let's be honest about it. We are not one of them," he further stated

(With Agency Inputs)