India has come through solidly from recent global shocks that tested its resilience: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar connected Saturday (April 4, 2026) said India has travel done solidly from planetary shocks that precocious tested its resilience, an evident notation to the ongoing subject struggle successful West Asia.

Speaking astatine the convocation ceremonial of IIM Raipur, Mr. Jaishankar emphasised that India has managed some home and outer challenges reasonably successfully.

He observed that the interaction of conflicts connected adjacent distant societies has been profound, which is simply a grounds to the grade of globalisation.

"No 1 tin quality that aggregate planetary shocks person precocious tested our resilience and that India has travel done them solidly," Mr. Jaishankar added.

The situation successful West Asia, which began successful February aft the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, has impacted planetary substance proviso and triggered a shortage of hydrocarbons.

Mr. Jaishankar stressed that determination is nary getting distant from gathering robust nationalist capabilities, which helium noted is the astir effectual mode for de-risking and processing leverage.

He further said that the planetary bid is changing with disposable shifts successful comparative powerfulness and power of countries, adding that the turbulence successful the satellite is presently structural successful galore ways.

"New developments successful technology, energy, subject capability, connectivity and resources person encouraged risk-taking successful an progressively competitory environment. Everything contiguous is being leveraged if not weaponised," the External Affairs Minister said.

He said the satellite is confronted with the prospects of securing itself successful an progressively volatile and unpredictable environment.

"This has necessitated a larger inclination to hedge, to derisk and diversify, whether it’s a concern prime oregon a overseas argumentation part," Mr. Jaishankar added.

He identified the COVID pandemic, conflicts, and clime alteration arsenic the 3 challenges successful the decade. He said much inclusive growth, typical authorities and decisive enactment person created a caller foundation.