<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister S. Jaisankar has said that the positive changes  in common man's life brought about by various centrally-sponsored welfare measures have raised the image of the country in the global platform.  <br />''<br />''Talking to media in Thiruvananthapuram at the end his three-day visit to Kerala, the Minister said that the Government is trying to find ways to save the poor of additional burden caused by hike in fuel prices.<br />''<br />''Mr. Jaisankar said that Modi Government enjoys sound bilateral ties with the gulf region and that the gulf countries are not carried by any misinformation campaign against India. <br />''<br />''The External Affairs Minister said, it is part of the country's foreign policy to see regional views of the people about the world and incorporate these in policy formulation. Reacting to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statement about the Union Minister's visit to Kerala, Mr. Jaisankar said, a Chief Minister should not feel so insecure,  and his mission was to monitor, assess and learn various Central projects in different stages of implementation in the State.  <br />''<br />''Replying to queries, the Minister said that the probe into the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling was underway and the truth would  ultimately surface. <br />''<br />''Referring to the ongoing crisis in  Sri Lankan,  the External Affairs Minister said, India's  interest is only to the extent of economic aspects of the issue. During the three-day visit to Kerala, Mr. Jaisankar reviewed the progress of various Central Government schemes and interacted with beneficiaries</span><br />