New Delhi, April 4 -- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said India has weathered recent global shocks with resilience, in an apparent reference to the ongoing military conflict in West Asia.

Jaishankar, who was speaking at the onvocation ceremony at Indian Institute of Management Raipur, said that country has handled both domestic and external challenges fairly successfully.

Observing that the impact of conflicts on even distant societies has been profound, Jaishankar said, "No one can dispute that multiple global shocks have recently tested our resilience and that India has come through them solidly."

Jaishankar stressed that there is no getting away from building robust national capabilities, which he noted is the m...