"We have an important role in shaping global agenda. "Aaj jab Bharat bolta hai, duniya sunti hai (Today when India speaks, the world listens)," she said. "Minister of State V. K. Singh and Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar were among those present at the press conference. "The diaspora has confidence that if they got stranded anywhere, they will be saved. We are not silent spectators in global meets... We take initiatives," she said.She said India was able to convince other countries about its "climate justice" principle at the world climate conference last year and had taken initiative for international solar alliance.

Source: Economic Times June 19, 2016 15:56 UTC