Rabat, Sept. 22 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday (local time) that India's stature before the international community has significantly risen, as he interacted with members of the Indian diaspora in Morocco during his two-day official visit to the country.

"I am delighted to note that you can sense the rise in stature of India before the international community...Earlier, when India spoke on an international forum, it wasn't taken as seriously as it should have been. Today, when India speaks on an international forum, the entire world takes note of it and listens...This wasn't the situation earlier. Despite all geopolitical and global challenges, India is one of the fastest-growing major economies," Singh said during an i...