At the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that India has committed only to not increasing Russian oil imports. This "additional" caveat allows New Delhi to maintain energy security while navigating US trade pressures and domestic political criticism.
In a letter dated August 26, addressed to Dr. S. Jaishankar, the signatories urged India to take a firm stand against what they described as Mamdani’s “Hinduphobic lies” and defamatory remarks about PM Modi and India.
Rahul Gandhi twisted S. Jaishankar’s remarks on Operation Sindoor, lending dangerous credibility to Pakistan’s propaganda as it scrambled to cover up a humiliating military failure.
Jaishankar talked about the compulsion of the likeliness of building alternative systems for 'global goods' such as telecom, international courier and others, referring to such compulsion as an "aberration" rather than a desire to replace a system.
"What is very troubling for India is the spate of attacks on minorities. It obviously is something that impacts our thinking. It is something we have to speak up about, which we have done," S Jaishankar said.
During the NDTV World Summit, S Jaishankar pointed out that there has been a shift in the power balance from overtly Western domination to the rise of regional powers (something which has made Western countries in particular uncomfortable).
Dr Jaishankar mentioned that what is particularly worrying about the developments in Bangladesh is that minorities, their businesses and temples have come under attack at various locations in Bangladesh.