Exclusive: Estonia’s foreign minister talks drones, cybersecurity, and global trade in interview with WION

Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna engaged in an exclusive conversation with WION on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.

His visit to India has sparked significant interest and discussion, particularly regarding the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two nations.

WION’s Sidhant Sibal interviewed the foreign minister to explore the developing relationship between Estonia and India, along with urgent global issues.

WION: How do you see your India visit? What kind of engagements are you expecting here in Delhi?

Tsahkna: It is very important that we are here together with Nordic Baltic foreign ministers as a group. There are two sides to what I’m doing here. First is security and international situation, with Russia committing aggression to Ukraine, affecting us all. We have common ground as Russia targets democracies. India, being the largest democracy, has a crucial role.

Additionally, India has the…fastest-growing economy, so bilateral cooperation is vital. We’ve had meetings at the governmental level, including Invest India and…focusing on IT and defence industry, where Estonia excels.

Cybersecurity is another area of expertise, with 99 per cent of our public services online. We’re eager to share our experience with India and collaborate on renewable energy and defense solutions.

India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative presents opportunities for our companies to invest and scale up due to the vast Indian market.”