This is going to be an age of flux, confident we will rise to challenges: Jaishankar

In this image posted on October 5, 2026, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar along with Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) President N.K. Singh, left, and former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, right, during the concluding session of the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC 2026) on ‘India and the World: Adaptive by Design’, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar via PTI

This is going to be an age of flux for the world, with conflicts and tariff volatility making it turbulent, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday (October 5, 2026), underlining that responding to the challenges emerging out of the “choppy waters” is the task at hand.

“I'm very confident that we will rise to the challenges,” Mr. Jaishankar said during an interactive session at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi.