India, Oct. 14 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar said at an event on Wednesday that calling India a "middle power" would be "limiting itself" by that definition.

During a panel discussion at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Jaishankar was asked why India does not like to be described as a "middle power", to which he said that more than that, India is the "power in the middle".

He also quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his definition of a "middle power" as "the countries who have the power to empower" before adding that it would be not be a "comfortable" description for India.

"More than a middle power, in a way, we are powers in the middle. What would really define a middle power? To use the Prime Minister's words, the cou...