External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has stated that India has a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism but India has confronted the challenge of terrorism since its independence.

In his address at the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Dr Jaishankar underlined that for decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country. He further stated that UN’s designated lists of terrorists are replete with its nationals.

Dr Jaishankar said the world is now seeing tariff volatility and uncertain market access. He emphasised that de-risking is a growing compulsion now, whether from limited sources of supply or over-dependence on a particular market. He pointed out that energy and food security have been the first casualties of conflict and disruption, especially since 2022.