▁diplom acy . ▁ ▁At ▁present , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Ob server ▁( Min or ity ▁Department ) ▁of ▁All ▁India ▁Congress ▁Committee ▁for ▁Meg hal aya , ▁Nag aland ▁and ▁M iz or am . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁former ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁of ▁Ass am ▁Pr adesh ▁Congress ▁Committee ▁and ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁A IC C ▁V ich ar ▁V ib h ag ▁( the ▁Intel lect ual ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Congress ▁Committee ). ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁as ▁a ▁Congress ▁ide olog ue ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁ide olog ue ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁party , ▁L ask ar ▁has ▁written ▁extens ively ▁to ▁popular ize ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁party ▁led ▁U PA ▁Government . ▁He ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁" the ▁ult imate ▁objective " ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁U PA ▁Government ▁has ▁been ▁" to ▁shape ▁India ’ s ▁external ▁environment " ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁enh ances ▁India ’ s ▁security ▁and ▁brings ▁about ▁its ▁" rap id , ▁sust ain able ▁and ▁inclus ive " ▁economic ▁growth . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁an ▁" en light ened " ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁carried ▁out ▁through ▁" dynamic ▁and ▁effective " ▁diplom acy , ▁the ▁U PA ▁Government ▁has ▁“ success fully ▁promoted ” ▁India ’ s ▁interests ▁on ▁a ▁“ bro ad ▁range ▁of ▁issues , ▁including ▁trade , ▁development , ▁economic ▁recovery , ▁climate ▁change , ▁energy ▁security ▁and ▁counter ▁terror ism ”. ▁ ▁L ask ar ▁arg ues