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October 5, 2026 10:04 PM

This is going to be an age of flux, confident we will rise to challenges: EAM Jaishankar

This is going to be an age of flux for the world, with conflicts and tariff volatility making it turbulent, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, underlining that responding to the challenges emerging out of the “choppy waters” is the task at hand. “I’m very confident that we will rise to the challenges,” Jaishankar said during an interactive session at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi. The flagship event’s theme was ‘Resilience in an Age of Flux�...

October 1, 2026 10:57 PM

Goyal warns fertiliser shortage could trigger food crisis, flags Global South concerns at G20 Trade Ministers’ meet

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday said countries of the Global South are among those most adversely affected by the food, fuel and fertiliser crises triggered by global conflicts, warning that today’s fertiliser shortage could become tomorrow’s food crisis. Participating in the opening day of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted under the United States G20 Presidency, Goyal said India ensured food security for more than 1.4 billio...

September 23, 2026 10:53 AM

India sees CELAC as an important partner in shaping a more representative global order: EAM Jaishankar

India and the regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries have a shared interest in ensuring that the Global South has a “stronger voice” in determining the future of the international system, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. He made these remarks at the India-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. “India sees CELAC not just as a regional grouping,...

September 16, 2026 11:48 AM

“India a responsible player, preferred security partner”: Philippines envoy to India

Philippines Ambassador to India Josel F Ignacio said that India and the Philippines have witnessed a significant deepening of ties over the past decade, with the relationship elevated to a strategic partnership last year. Addressing the valedictory session of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) on Tuesday, Ignacio said, “Our relationship formally, diplomatically, is 77 years old… It was really about 10 years ago that the visible intensification happe...

September 15, 2026 1:54 PM

India has to constantly apply, reapply itself to changing dynamics: EAM Jaishankar

India, with greater interests, wider exposure, a larger number of partners and operating in an increasingly complex landscape, would have to “constantly apply and re-apply itself” to changing global dynamics, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi, Jaishankar said that India’s close ties with all the parties involved in the conflicts in t...

September 14, 2026 10:35 AM

BRICS New Delhi Declaration a statement of India’s growing global influence under PM Modi: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the landmark BRICS 2026 New Delhi Declaration is a statement of India’s growing global influence under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that India’s leadership at the summit placed the Global South at the centre and championed a more inclusive, representative and balanced world order. Taking to X, Rajnath Singh said, “The historic BRICS Summit has successfully concluded in New Delhi. Under the visionary leadership of ...

September 13, 2026 12:24 PM

Global South must move from rule-taker to rule-shaper: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for greater representation of the Global South in global decision-making and urged BRICS countries to work towards a more inclusive and equitable system of global governance. PM Modi made the remarks while chairing the BRICS session on “Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism” on September 12 during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Emphasising the gap between the Global South's exposure to global challenges and its role in decisi...

September 12, 2026 11:49 PM

PM Modi Thanks BRICS Leaders for New Delhi Declaration, Says Grouping Is ‘Wider in Reach, Stronger in Purpose’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked BRICS member countries and their leaders for the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration, saying it reflects the confidence of a grouping that is “wider in reach and stronger in purpose”. In a post on X, PM Modi said the declaration focuses on innovation, sustainability and people-to-people ties, with the aim of making BRICS cooperation more practical, development-oriented and responsive to the aspirations of its member nations. “T...

September 12, 2026 7:05 PM

PM Modi Calls for ‘New and Ambitious Agenda’ for BRICS, Urges Global South to Become ‘Rule-Shapers’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a “new and ambitious agenda” for BRICS for the next 20 years, urging the grouping to translate its unity and consensus into concrete outcomes while giving the Global South a greater role in shaping global governance. Addressing the 18th BRICS Summit Session: “Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening” at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, PM Modi said India’s BRICS Chairship had placed people and the Global South at the centre of its ...

September 12, 2026 5:21 PM

BRICS Adopts New Delhi Declaration by Consensus

The BRICS grouping on Saturday adopted a joint declaration by consensus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the adoption of the declaration at the end of the opening day’s deliberations at the two-day India-hosted summit. Prime Minister Modi was seen shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the conclusion of the inaugural session at the summit. “Today’s discussion makes it evident that the changing world cannot be steered by outdated institutions; reforms are essential in r...