Practise what you preach: Jaishankar to West over global democracy

MUNICH: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a dig at the Western countries for treating democracy as a “Western characteristic”, accusing them of not practising abroad what they valued at home.

Jaishankar made these remarks on Friday at a panel discussion titled “Live to Vote Another Day: Fortifying Democratic Resilience” at the Munich Security Conference.

He also said that “if you do want democracy eventually to prevail, it’s important the West also embraces successful models (democracy) outside the West.” PTI