New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the Indian foreign policy today seeks to achieve - a focus on key challenges, a broad engagement with multiple players and managing global contradictions.

The unique conference has come a long way since it was launched five years back, he said."Indian foreign policy today seeks to achieve: a focus on key challenges, a broad engagement with many parties, and managing, if not leveraging, global contradictions," he said in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr Jaishankar said, "Five years ago, Prime Minister (Modi) you gave us a challenge. It was your view that as a rising power, India should not just be participating in global conversations organized by...