India, Dec. 21 -- India's growing global relevance is being driven as much by its human capital as by economic strength, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, arguing that shifts in the international order have made talent a key source of national influence.

Speaking at the 22nd convocation of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in Pune, Jaishankar said the global economic and political hierarchy is undergoing a visible transformation, with power now spread across multiple centres rather than dominated by a few countries.

"No country, however powerful, can impose its will on all issues anymore," he said, adding that India is today viewed "more positively and more seriously" on the world stage than in the past....