00:00I think it was a very good visit. We were all very pleased with the way in which the five countries we went to received us.
00:07We thought we had good results everywhere, high-quality meetings, presidents, prime ministers, vice presidents, very senior interlocutors everywhere.
00:17And at the same time, there was complete understanding and support for our position, for why this whole thing had been triggered off at the Helgaam,
00:26what our reaction had to be. In fact, many of the people we spoke to specifically expressed respect for the restraint we had shown in our reaction.
00:37So I would say that we have come out of this extremely well. And as far as the government is concerned,
00:45I think the purpose of sending MPs to both demonstrate the unity of India across political lines,
00:53and at the same time to deliver an effective message to government officials, legislators, think tanks and opinion makers,
01:01as well as media, and where appropriate, the diaspora, all of this was very thoroughly fulfilled.
01:07So I would say that touch wood, we have done what we were asked to do,
01:11and we're coming home reasonably exhausted and reasonably happy.
01:14Thank you very much.
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