Jaishankar Says 'Life Is Not Khata-Khat But It's Hard Work And Diligence' | Watch

Geneva: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday said that life is not ‘khata-khat’ but it's about hard work and diligence. Interacting with the Indian community in Geneva, Jaishankar said that until one builds the infrastructure and human resources, have those policies in place, it is hard work and not merely 'khata-khat'.

Addressing the Indian community, Jaishankar emphasized that for anyone to become a major power in the world, one has to be good in manufacturing, because without manufacturing you cannot build the technology.

"Ask yourself, can you be a major power in the world without manufacturing because major power needs technology. Nobody can develop technology without developing manufacturing… until we develop human resources which requires hard work, until you build infrastructure… so life in not khata-khat, it's hard work, diligence, so that’s a necessity that we have to work hard at it…”

The phrase khata-khat which means ‘instant and fast’ was used by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during Lok Sabha election rallies when he used to say that if his party is elected to power, all the work in the country will be done ‘khata-khat’.

As Jaishankar used the phrase ‘khata-khat’ while addressing the diaspora, the audience did react on it with a mild laugh, acknowledging that it was an apparent dig at Rahul Gandhi.