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EAM Jaishankar Warns of Imminent Global Food Crisis Amidst Conflicts
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News18•29-09-2026, 10:15
EAM Jaishankar Warns of Imminent Global Food Crisis Amidst Conflicts
- •External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cautioned that ongoing global conflicts, particularly the Ukraine conflict and Iran-Gulf crisis, threaten a major food crisis in the coming months.
- •He highlighted acute strains on energy supplies, grain exports, fertilizers, and global finance, placing severe pressure on developing nations.
- •Jaishankar noted significant fertilizer shortages and impediments to grain shipments, especially through critical Black Sea corridors.
- •He stressed that global leaders must consider the cross-border repercussions of their unilateral decisions and avoid self-centered policymaking.
- •The minister warned that permitting vulnerable developing states to descend into economic distress carries severe global security costs, emphasizing the interconnected crisis of food, fuel, fertilizers, and finance.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cautioned that ongoing global conflicts and disruptions to grain shipments and fertiliser production threaten to trigger a major food crisis in the coming months, placing severe compounding pressure on developing nations.
EAM Jaishankar characterised food, fuel, fertilisers, and finance as an interconnected four-part crisis that is currently destabilising much of the globe and draining investments away from the Global South.
He warned that measurable progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015 to tackle poverty, health, education, and development by 2030, is falling severely behind schedule.
