In the AINTT meeting Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s interest in fortifying connectivity. “Recent conflicts and extreme climate events have only underlined the case for new connectivity initiatives. As far as India is concerned, the Trilateral Highway to the East and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and the International North South Transport Corridor are major commitments. Understanding their implications is the key to exploiting the opportunities they present,” he said.Jaishankar spoke about three major events that impacted the world during the past few years. “The first is China’s entry into the WTO in 2001 that had profound consequences for globalisation. Second is the financial crisis of 2008, which heralded a new era of rebalancing. Third is the 2020 pandemic,” he said.He also said the US had reset its terms across the world over multiple administrations. “A conflict in Ukraine has shaken Eurasia out of its strategic complacency. West Asia/Middle East is seeing longstanding issues and fissures exploding. In our own continent, territorial disputes and challenges to international law have become a significant recurring source of instability,” he added.
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