"The aspect of our relationship with new administration in the US, you would have noticed that quite a few countries have somewhat rough experience, there are reasons for it...," Jaishankar said in response to a question at a lecture here.
"But we were in a relatively comfortable zone because at the time when US itself is saying that the responsibilites of the world need to be more equally shared, here is a country which is fully stepping on its own, with which the US is more comfortable."
The foreign secretary was speaking after delivering the K Subramanyam Memorial Lecture organised by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) here.
Jaishankar is the son of Subramanyam, who is considered the "doyen" of Indian strategic thinking.
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