Union Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, held forth at a crisp 'n' crackling press conference, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Dadar East on Sunday morning.

The minister said at the outset, “I am here in Mumbai for the first time post-elections. Then, and even now, the focus was on Viksit Bharat, and today, there is a focus on Viksit Maharashtra too.” Jaishankar emphasised how Maharashtra was hugely important on the development agenda, “the leading state” and that is why he claimed, “it helps if the state and central governments are on the same page”. Touting double engine growth, the minister sharing the dais with BJP leader Ashish Shelar highlighted the number of foreign leaders who have been here of late and added that the talent here must become employable. “We see the world has become a global workplace which means our people can go overseas for their livelihood or for specific projects too.”