NEW DELHI: Stating that the world is entering an age of flux marked by uncertainties, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he was confident that India will rise to the challenges at hand. “This is going to be an age of flux for the world, with conflicts and tariff volatility making it turbulent,” said the minister, adding that responding to the challenges emerging out of the “choppy waters” is the main task.He was speaking at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave.Jaishankar, however, said that as India’s record shows, “we have been able to rise to the challenges, whether it was Covid, or the challenge of a double conflict”.
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Jaishankar also reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy was essential for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.“In July, there were attacks on civilian shipping by both Russia and Ukraine. And in the course of those attacks, some Indian sailors were killed. We regard these attacks as completely unacceptable. So, we protested to the Russians, to the Ukrainians. I took it up with the foreign ministers. We started getting active initially to secure the maritime shipping,” he said. “So the conversation developed into whether non-attack on shipping is good, but is there a possibility of facilitating the shipment of grain... it got linked to energy. So, it became a broader conversation,” he added.