India has navigated recent global shocks with resilience, managing domestic and external challenges fairly successfully in a turbulent environment.

Structural shifts in global power, rising risk-taking, and greater use of technology and resources are reshaping the international landscape.

At the 15th Annual Convocation of IIM Raipur, the minister urged hedging, de-risking, and diversification to safeguard India’s interests as global dynamics shift.

Economically, India’s foreign policy prioritizes expanding market access for Indian producers, securing resources and technologies, supporting Indians abroad, and promoting Brand India.

Foreign policy aims include broadening market access, securing essential resources and technologies, protecting Indians overseas, and advancing Brand India.

On economics and foreign policy, India seeks to expand market access, secure resources and technologies, safeguard citizens abroad, and elevate Brand India.

In addressing graduates, he highlighted a decade of progress and India's aspiration to take a leadership role on the global stage.

Remarks come amid the West Asia crisis and its impact on global fuel supplies, underscoring a broader goal of safeguarding India’s interests through strategic economic and diplomatic measures.

He discussed political challenges from global structural changes and described how India’s foreign policy is evolving to expand market access, secure resources, and support Indians abroad.

These changes encourage risk-taking in a competitive environment, with everything being leveraged or weaponised, necessitating proactive strategies to secure national interests.

Global interdependence means conflicts have ripple effects beyond their borders, influencing economies and policy.

globalization amplifies interdependence, making conflicts’ impacts felt far beyond their regions.