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India-US trade talks and global resource crisis warnings

Overview

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has intensified warnings regarding an impending ‘4F’ crisis involving food, fuel, fertilizer, and finance. Speaking at an Asia Society event in New York, Jaishankar identified a convergence of pressures, noting that conflicts in Ukraine and the West Asia/Iran-Gulf region threaten to disrupt grain shipments via the Black Sea and impact fertilizer production in Russia and West Asia.

He highlighted that these geopolitical tensions, combined with the potential emergence of a ‘Super El Niño’ climate phenomenon, create a ‘dual crisis’ of energy market volatility and food insecurity. Jaishankar emphasized that the Global South remains most vulnerable to these combined shocks, which place intense economic and financial pressure on developing economies.

In parallel, India and the United States continue to advance bilateral trade negotiations. At the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is working toward an interim bilateral trade agreement based on a February 2026 framework. These discussions aim to cover industrial and agricultural products while focusing on manufacturing, technology, and resilient supply chains. During the summit, Goyal also engaged in bilateral talks with the finance ministers of Poland and Brazil to explore further economic cooperation.

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Global South · S. Jaishankar · Asia Society · Pakistan · China

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Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    S. Jaishankar warns of impending global food and energy crisis

    Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warns of a major global food crisis driven by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, fertilizer shortages, and the potential impact of Super El Niño.

  2. 3 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 43 sources
    India and US advance trade talks at G20 meeting in Milwaukee

    India and the US are nearing a bilateral trade agreement amid G20 talks in Milwaukee, while Minister S. Jaishankar warns of an imminent global food crisis driven by geopolitical conflicts and supply disruptions

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