POLITICS Jaage Ho?: PM Modi called up Foreign Minister Jaishankar in the middle of the night to know this Neha Kumari Sep 23, 2022 11:52 GMT Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls his minister in night to get updates. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar confirmed this by narrating an anecdote. The incident is of the rescue mission of Indians from Afghanistan. During an event in New York, USA, Jaishankar said, 'It was midnight…Mera phone baja… when PM calls you no caller id comes… I was a little surprised… but even on no caller id someone is trying to talk to you… this time it was PM…. he was assuming that I would recognize him… so his first question was, Jaage Ho? Where am I sir? It is 12.30 and what will I be doing? He said, ok.. you are watching TV… what is happening there?' Jaishankar said that after this he gave a little update. Then the PM said that 'call me when it is over.' Jaishankar said, 'I said sir it will take two-three hours more..I'll tell you.' #WATCH | NY, US: Recounting India's evacuation effort from Afghanistan, EAM Jaishankar says, "It was past midnight... PM called me, his first question was - "Jaage ho?"... I apprised him that help is on its way. He told me to call him when it's done... that's a singular quality." pic.twitter.com/AxL7Ddp6d6— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2022 Jaishankar had said a day earlier that India looked at America with suspicion. Under the leadership of PM Modi, the attitude changed and the 'ideological burden' was left behind. Jaishankar had said that 'he is practical, focused on results, has done cost-benefit analysis. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar is on an 11-day visit to the US. He joined the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Apart from this, he will participate in many bilateral meetings. He also has many programs of interaction with the media, businessmen and other sectors. He will travel to Washington DC on September 25 to meet his counterpart Antony Blinken and other senior officials in the Joe Biden administration. He will also meet industry leaders and Indian-Americans. Also Read – International Indigenous day 2022: Everything You Need To Know Keep watching our YouTube Channel ‘DNP INDIA’. Also, please subscribe and follow us on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and TWITTER. jaishankar Read More Read the Next Article