Jaishankar: US 'deliberately lonelier' as world order shifts

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the global order is being reshaped by a "radical repositioning" of the United States, which has "deliberately become a lonelier power," and the rise of China. Speaking at the Munich Leaders Meeting in New Delhi, Jaishankar noted that US-China competition has led to the "weaponization of any leverage" countries possess, coexisting with complex interdependence. He identified these two factors as the primary features of the changing global landscape. Jaishankar asserted that India has "decades of high growth" ahead, supported by its demographic profile, and may not need to follow traditional industrialization paths. He added that among middle powers, some will rise, some will stay, and some may decline as the global order evolves.