Jaishankar: US-China rivalry creates 'Goldilocks scenario' for middle powers

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Sunday that US-China rivalry creates a "Goldilocks scenario" for emerging and middle powers seeking to diversify and de-risk their economic and security interests. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference's Munich Leaders Meeting in New Delhi, Jaishankar said the situation should be "somewhere in between, at the right temperature," neither "too hot" nor "too good," and questioned where this leaves such nations. The remarks highlight how countries are navigating great-power competition by balancing relations with both Washington and Beijing, rather than aligning firmly with either side.