India uses UN spotlight to call out developed nations on trade
In an apparent jab at China, Jaishankar also calls for ‘de-risking’ of supply chains in critical minerals.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar used his speech in New York to warn against tariff volatility, technology controls, and supply-chain coercion, while urging the Global South to push back against protectionism.
In an apparent jab at China, Jaishankar also called for “de-risking” of supply chains in critical minerals.
Urging all nations to foster understanding and respect, India’s top diplomat argued before world leaders in New York that “this will only happen when we resist political interference and economic pressures, when narratives are free of prejudice, when double standards are observed and when pluralism is truly appreciated.”
“We now see tariff volatility and uncertain market access as a result. De-risking is a growing compulsion, whether from limited sources of supply, or over dependence on a particular market”, he said.
Jaishankar added that economic concerns have other dimensions, including “heightened technology control” and “the grip on supply chains and critical minerals”.