External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted India's readiness to collaborate with like-minded partners on focused agendas, citing the Quad as a prime example.
Jaishankar made these remarks as he addressed the FPCI Global Town Hall 2024.
Jaishankar also shared a post on X and wrote, «Addressing the @fpcindo Global Townhall 2024 session on 'Anticipating Greater Geopolitical Turbulence Ahead, and Finding Ways to Calm the Storm.'
During his address, Jaishankar reflected on the changing nature of international relations, noting that globalisation has prompted rebalancing in the world order over the past few decades. He said, «Let us consider some of the key directions and developments in international relations. Over the last few decades, we have witnessed the unfolding of globalisation that has driven a rebalancing in the world order. That has matured to a point where there is talk of a genuine multi-polarity emerging in the near future. This is a far cry from anything that the world has experienced since 1945,» a press release by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Jaishankar also pointed out the intense competition emerging between the US and China across several sectors.
«Beyond this, we are also looking at a more sharpened contestation between the US and China on a range of areas. If we also take into account that technology advances like AI,