NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's 'Twitter diplomacy' has earned her a mention in the coveted league of foreign policy movers and shakers like Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau and Ban Ki Moon.
The Foreign Policy magazine complimented Sushma Swaraj for fashioning a "novel brand of diplomacy."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated her for the recognition.
Very proud to see our hardworking EAM @SushmaSwaraj part of the @ForeignPolicy Global Thinkers list 2016! Congrats. https://t.co/92H4a2drCI
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 14 декабря 2016 г.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup also congratulated Sushma Swaraj for her feat.
MEA proud to be led by EAM @SushmaSwaraj, who receives yet another recognition for her unique brand of diplomacy https://t.co/pv1T0zLZCC
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) 14 декабря 2016 г.
Ever since Sushma Swaraj became the External Affairs Minister, she has solved thousands of cases of peoples in distress. In fact, even from her hospital bed, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is still helping out people.
Foreign Policy magazine has especially mentioned an episode in which Sushma Swaraj helped rescue around 10,000 stuck in the Gulf without food and money.
The magazine writes: "In July, Sushma Swaraj, India's external affairs minister, tweeted to her roughly six million followers that 10,000 Indian workers employed inside the Kingdom faced a food crisis. What followed was a weeks-long social media operation in which Swaraj posted information for migrants about rations provided by the Indian Embassy, claims for unpaid wages, and government-organized transportation home.
These incidents of twitter diplomacy helping peoples living outside Indian shores led Foreign Policy to put Sushma Swaraj in the coveted list of influential people.
Earlier, Washington Post had named her "Supermom of the State" for her role as a mother figure for common people in distress.
