“From a position of strength, India is engaging international partners more intensively. This is demonstrated in the recently concluded trade deals,” he said.
Jaishankar further said the world has entered a volatile and uncertain era, possibly the most turbulent in living memory.”The established global order is clearly changing; replacements are hard to create and we appear to be headed to a long twilight zone,” he added.
Following a phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, both sides recently announced a reduction of US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50%.
Last month, India and the European Union (EU) concluded negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), which will help boost two-way commerce and strengthen economic ties between the two sides, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal earlier said.
