EAM Dr S Jaishankar unveils bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Asuncion, Paraguay. In a tweet, he appreciated the Asuncion Municipality’s decision to locate it at the prominent waterfront of the city.

Dr Jaishankar said this is a statement of solidarity that was so strongly



expressed during the Covid pandemic. The Minister also visited the historic Casa de la Independencia, from where Paraguay’s Independence movement started more than two centuries ago. The Minister said, it is fitting testament to our common struggle and growing relationship.