Jaishankar at Kautilya War, UN reform and trade

Oct 5

The complete concluding-session report says Jaishankar addressed the fifth Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi on Monday. He describes war-related fuel, food and fertilizer pressures, says the Global South expects India to speak for it, and argues Ukraine cannot be resolved on the battlefield and needs dialogue. He calls the UN gridlocked and the Security Council unrepresentative of today's membership, explains India's preference for transparent, mature, high-purchasing-power free-trade partners, and discusses tariffs, non-market pressures and India's resilience to recent shocks. George Yeo contrasts India's diversity and niches of familiarity with China's perceived homogeneity. These are attributed assessments, without an enacted trade agreement, institutional reform or peace settlement. The report identifies the October 3–5 conclave and its theme, Resilience in an Age of Flux.

In his October 5 concluding address at the Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi, Jaishankar describes conflicts' energy, food and fertilizer costs and the Global South's expectation of an Indian voice. DD India's account connects his remarks to Ukraine and West Asia and reports his view that Ukraine cannot be resolved on the battlefield and that dialogue is the best route. This is a public diplomatic position, without a peace agreement or new military decision.