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Urging the students not to get stressed and instead enjoy their years in school and discover themselves, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that students should take the best from school, and develop an interest in the world.
The Minister was addressing students at his alma mater, The Air Force School (TAFS), during its 70th Raising Day celebrations held in the capital on Friday.
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The Minister, while sharing four key pieces of advice with the students, stated that they should take the school seriously, develop an interest in the globalised world, enjoy the process of self-discovery, and avoid stress during foundational years.
Urging the students to understand the importance of discipline, teamwork, and preparation instilled during one’s time in school, Jaishankar said that these ethos helped him in leading a successful career. “The first message is that everything they told you to do in school is good and true. The preparation, discipline, teamwork, skills, confidence, and even personal turnout have stood us in good stead throughout our lives,” he said.
Giving an example of his own life, stating that these qualities helped him to “outprepare and outthink” in diplomatic negotiations, the Minister said, “I’ve spent most of my life in the world of diplomacy, and in diplomacy, you are negotiating all the time, and to negotiate, you have to really outprepare and outthink… You and your competitors can only outprepare and outthink them if you carry those good virtues which teachers tried to instill in us, which are to do your homework, figure it out, prepare, and try to anticipate what is coming. And those qualities, those habits, as I said, really have stood me in very good stead all these years.”
“We live in globalised times; the world shapes everything we do. The world awaiting students today is radically different—a world of AI, tech, drones, space, and green hydrogen,” he added, asking students to understand the changing global dynamics and their impact.
“These are the years you don’t have to be absolutely certain about what you are going to do in life. You absorb, learn, and remember, and this becomes the foundation on which you are built,” he said about the formative years at the school. He also urged students to steer clear of stress and approach their school journey with curiosity and an open mind.
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