S Jaishankar at fourth RNG Lecture: ‘Past handling of Pakistan raises many questions’

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered the fourth Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, Thursday. He spoke on the topic “Beyond the Delhi Dogma: Indian Foreign Policy in a Changing World”. (Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

“National development is at the heart of any assessment, and it is difficult to quarrel with the view that there has been significant progress, but not enough," the minister-diplomat said. “Borders remained unsettled… and past handling of Pakistan raises several questions," Jaishankar said while delivering the lecture Thursday evening. (Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Delivering the fourth Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, S Jaishankar called for “an honest review of our performance” in the seven decades since independence in a “visibly changing global order”. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

In this photograph, Executive Director of The Indian Express Anant Goenka, Contributing Editor to The Indian Express C Raja Mohan and Kyoko Jaishankar, wife of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, can be been. C Raja Mohan later had a conversation with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar delivering the fourth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi Thursday. Speaking on trade issues with the Trump administration in the US, Jaishankar said "we wouldn't be alone to run into challenges vis-a-vis the US, adding that "in our case, it is vastly overstated". (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Chief Editor, The Indian Express, Raj Kamal Jha at the RNG Memorial Lecture. The lecture series was launched by The Express Group in March 2016 to mark 25 years of the passing away of Ramnath Goenka, founder of The Indian Express. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Speaking on the government's move to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370, Jaishankar said it is a "matter of ideological debate and liberal fundamentalism at work."(Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, is in conversation with C Raja Mohan, Contributing Editor, The Indian Express, and Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "bold moves" in dealing with Pakistan, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said "we shouldn't be in denial". The diplomat-minister had a conversation with C Raja Mohan, Contributing Editor, The Indian Express. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Executive Director of The Express Group, Anant Goenka presents a sketch to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar at the fourth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi, Thursday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)