Overview

• Speaking at an ORF panel in New York, he said trade will find a way despite uncertainties and predicted new workplace models alongside a rising global workforce.
• He argued globalization will continue but in re‑engineered forms, with accelerating multipolarity that must be underpinned by stronger national capabilities.
• He cautioned against overdependence on any market or supply route and urged countries to protect themselves from heightened market‑access risk through diversification.
• He highlighted India’s push to expand ties with Latin America and the Caribbean and underscored priorities of technology, self‑reliance and South‑South cooperation.
• He met UN leaders and engaged BRICS, G20, SICA, CELAC and Pacific Islands forums; coverage also cites reported U.S. moves on steep H‑1B fee increases and added tariffs on India, with Indians accounting for about 71% of H‑1B visas.