India seeks to extend influence in Middle East, Africa: Jaishankar

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20240524 Future of Asia (Day2-6) Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar delivers a video address at the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on May 24. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writer

May 24, 2024 15:26 JST

TOKYO -- India is pushing the boundaries of its cooperation and interests further north and west with links to Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday in a speech that played up the Asian power's growing global role.