What foreign minister was Sushma Swaraj?

When I got the news of Sushma ji's death on Tuesday night, it was like a shock for me.

I could not believe that Sushma ji could leave us suddenly. My association with Sushma ji is old.

I remember the incident of 2000 when I used to be the 'Counselor Press' in Washington DC.

Sushma ji came to America in connection with a program. But his suitcase got lost somewhere.

After this, we arranged for his stay in a hotel and tried to find his suitcase.

After some 10-15 hours, we talked to the airline's officials and took their suitcase to their hotel.

After 15-16 years, when she became the External Affairs Minister of India and I entered her room to introduce myself, she recognized me in a moment.

It was a big deal for me because the personality of the foreign minister is very big. When I reached him to meet him, I introduced myself.

On this, he said, Sarna ji, you had discovered my suitcase. This was an incident that I too had forgotten, but he remembered such a simple incident and identified me with that incident.

When the news of his death came on Tuesday, I suddenly remembered this incident related to him.

What kind of foreign minister was Sushma Swaraj?
As diplomats, we get the opportunity to work with different foreign ministers.

But when Sushma ji became the foreign minister, she completely changed the image of the Indian Foreign Ministry.

She was a very mature foreign minister. She understood the complicated and complicated matters and told her assistants exactly what to do. He had a deep understanding of every issue.

Not only this, the way he established contact with the people as a foreign minister was very commendable.

She used to give importance to every problem, whether someone has lost a passport abroad, or if someone needs the help of the Indian government, then she used to take necessary steps to remove the problems of such people.

I have not seen such foreign ministers in my long political career, nor have I seen any such leader in India and abroad.

Due to their efforts, the trust of Indians presents today has been established in the mind that the Indian Embassy abroad will help them in every possible way if they get caught in any problem.

He instilled confidence in the people of the Ministry of External Affairs and its officials through Twitter.

Everyday Indians settled in different parts of the world used to tweet them.

Nawaz Sharif's mother had said to Sushma, "You have come from my country, promise to make the relationship better"

How much do you know about Sushma Swaraj?

Many times she used to call Indian officials stationed abroad to help such people, whether day or night.

Many times she used to call and say, "Navtej, a crime has happened in this part of America and you have to help the person in trouble immediately."

In such a situation, he ran the foreign ministry in a special way.

And she was always available to her officers. I called myself several times late in the evening and made myself aware of many situations.

I got a chance to travel abroad for a long time with Sushma ji.

Together we traveled to the countries of Afghanistan and Africa.

The special thing is that she also understood the most complicated matters related to international relations.

Sushma Swaraj's attitude on Pakistan


To understand the political personality of Sushma Swaraj, you should look at her relations with Pakistan and Pakistanis.

His approach to relations between India and Pakistan was always to keep Indian interests in mind.

But when it came to giving medical visas to sick people of Pakistan, she immediately accepted such requests on humanitarian grounds.

While foreign minister, he helped many Pakistanis to get medical visas on humanitarian grounds.

Yes, if talking about his personal life, then everyone who works with him can say that he always took care of his fellow employees.

She always used to ask us whether all the people had eaten food or not and if someone was tired from standing, she used to ask them to rest.

With this, she believed in living her relationships on humanitarian grounds.

This is the reason that today when they are not in our midst, the leaders of all parties are expressing their pain.

Sushma Swaraj's favorite food
Sushma Swaraj loved to eat simple food.

She loved eating lentils, rice, and vegetables. However, he did not like much use of spices in his food.

She did not even eat garlic. But she was very caring about the food and drink of her fellow employees.