Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Jaishankar Discusses Global Trade Shifts
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, spoke about how the world is changing.
He said that countries are now more focused on politics than economics.
The US and China are setting new rules, and other countries are trying to balance between them.
India is making new trade deals and connections to become stronger and more independent.
Jaishankar explained that the world has changed a lot in the last decade, with China producing a third of global goods and the US becoming a big exporter of fossil fuels.
He also talked about how conflicts and climate change can disrupt supply chains.
India wants to diversify its supplies and promote industrial growth to be more self-reliant and influential.
S. Jaishankar emphasized the changing nature of global politics, with countries hedging between the US and China.
India is forging new trade relationships and connectivity initiatives to promote its influence and reduce vulnerabilities.
The world has entered an era where politics increasingly trumps economics, with decisions considering ownership and security.
Jaishankar highlighted the need for India to advance its comprehensive national power and promote industrial growth.
India is diversifying supply sources and engaging in strategic connectivity initiatives to guarantee national needs and global participation.
- Who
- S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India
- What
- India is forging new trade relationships and connectivity initiatives amid global political shifts
- When
- November 29, 2025
- Where
- IIM Calcutta, India
- Why
- To promote India's influence, reduce vulnerabilities, and adapt to changing global dynamics
- Speaker
- S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India
- Occasion
- Honorary Doctorate at IIM Calcutta
- Date
- November 29, 2025
- Key Points
- Global politics trumping economics, India forging new trade ties, world hedging between US and China
- India's Strategy
- Diversifying supply sources, promoting industrial growth, strategic connectivity initiatives
- Global Scenario
- Europe and Asia reassessing strategies, Middle East transformation, Africa's growth importance, Latin America opportunities
- Energy Dynamics
- US as fossil fuel exporter, China dominating renewables
- Trade Challenges
- Tariffs, sanctions, asset seizures, blockchain technologies
Sources
India Forging New Trade Ties As Rest Of The World Hedges Between US, China: Jaishankar
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‘Politics now trumps economics’: Jaishankar, says US rewriting global rules; China playing own game
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Now, politics increasingly 'trumps' economics: Jaishankar
Tariff sensitivities heightening global trade volatility: Jaishankar
‘Politics now ‘trumps’ economics,’ says Jaishankar, stresses on supply chain diversification
'Politics Trumps Economics': Did Jaishankar Take A Veiled Dig At US Amid Trade Tensions?
To realise Make in India, industry needs to look beyond the short term: Jaishankar at IIM-Calcutta
"Politics Trumps Economics, No Pun": S Jaishankar's Veiled Dig At US
India Pushes Strategic Self-Reliance as US Trade Tensions Deepen, Jaishankar Says ‘Politics Trumps Economics’
Geopolitics: Creative conservatism should guide India’s foreign policy in an era of US–China rivalry
Politics increasingly 'trumps' economics in present era, says Jaishankar - Telegraph India
‘US has set radically new terms of engagement’: Jaishankar says ‘politics’ trumps ‘economics’ in ‘uncertain world’
