New Delhi, March 7 India's rise is "unstoppable," and the country alone will determine the trajectory of its growth based on its strengths, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.
Jaishankar's comments at the Raisina Dialogue came two days after US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said that the US will not repeat the mistake of providing India the same type of economic advantages it gave China, which helped Beijing become a key competitor.
"When we talk about the rise of countries today, the rise of countries is determined by the countries themselves. The rise of India will be determined by India," Jaishankar said during an interactive session.
"It will be determined by our strengths, not by the mistakes of others," he said, without naming any country.
Jaishankar also highlighted India's central role in the Indian Ocean.
"Those who work with us will obviously benefit. I'm not saying that India's rise does not face challenges; it does. But the direction of India's rise is very clear. In a way, it's unstoppable," he said.