India, July 20 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday recalled his entry into the prestigious civil services and said his interview took place on March 21, 1977, the day the Emergency was lifted in the country.

Walking down memory lane, Jaishankar said he learnt two things from the UPSC interview- the importance of communication under pressure and that the important people may be living in a "bubble."

"(1977) Election results were coming from the previous day... The sense of the defeat of the Emergency rule was coming into understanding. In a way, that is what got me through the interview," Jaishankar told the fresh batch of entrants to the civil services at an event in Delhi, according to PTI news agency.

The union minist...