Current Union External Affairs Minister S. Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Jaishankar and belittled former minister Sushma Swaraj. In his new book ‘Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love’, Pompeo has written a section disparaging Sushma and praising the current minister. S. said that the book contains a demeaning application against former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Jaishankar alleged.
Pompeo says that Sushma was not a ‘key figure’ in the foreign affairs talks and that Ajit Doval, the prime minister’s security adviser and confidant, was the real partner. Was not on good terms with Sushma who was politically biased.
After Doval, he had a good relationship with S. Jaishankar, who was then Foreign Secretary. I like him. Jaishankar, who speaks seven languages including English, became the External Affairs Minister in 2019. “He is smarter than me in many ways,” Pompeo said. But Jayashankar said that he had respect and a warm relationship with Sushma Swaraj and condemned the practice against her. Sushma Swaraj, who was the External Affairs Minister in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019, passed away in August 2019.
