Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Jaishankar Says India Will Rise Amid Global Turbulence
S. Jaishankar said India is becoming more important in a world full of uncertainty.
He said India wants peace and development to guide its foreign policy.
He also said countries are facing problems with trade, technology, energy, money and supply chains.
These problems can make countries more dependent on a few powerful places.
India’s answer, he said, is to reduce risks and build relationships with trusted partners.
He described strategic autonomy as important, meaning India should be able to make its own major decisions.
Jaishankar said India supports a world where several countries share influence rather than one country dominating.
He added that India’s growing role brings both more influence and greater responsibility.
S. Jaishankar said India is destined to rise despite a turbulent and uncertain global environment.
He said Indian diplomacy will keep peace and development at the center of its agenda.
Jaishankar warned that tariff volatility, technology rivalry, financial weaponisation and supply-chain risks are reshaping international affairs.
He described strategic autonomy, multipolarity, diversification and trusted partnerships as important to India’s response.
He said India’s growing influence brings greater responsibility and requires clearer communication of its distinct civilisational perspective.
- Who
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
- What
- He outlined the challenges facing Indian diplomacy and argued that India will rise while promoting peace, development, strategic autonomy and multipolarity.
- When
- He spoke on September 15; the event also followed the BRICS Summit held on September 12-13.
- Where
- At an event at Sapru House in New Delhi.
- Why
- The event marked 25 years since the Indian Council of World Affairs received the status of an institution of national importance.
- Central diplomatic agenda
- Peace and development.
- Global risks identified
- Tariff volatility, technology rivalry, concentrated manufacturing, financial weaponisation, connectivity competition and supply-chain vulnerabilities.
- India’s proposed response
- De-risking, diversification, greater self-reliance and trusted partnerships.
- Strategic priority
- Strategic autonomy, supported by initiatives such as Make in India.
- Global order
- Jaishankar said India is naturally suited to a multipolar world.
- India’s rising role
- He said India counts and influences more, but also has greater responsibility.
- Event context
- The event marked 25 years of the Indian Council of World Affairs as an institution of national importance.