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Addressing the high-level debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, he said the inability to maintain peace was \u201cnot only weakening security, but is also threatening progress, slowing the pace of development in a globalized world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Countries distant from conflicts were also paying the price despite bearing no responsibility for them, he added.<\/p>\n
Gulf tensions<\/h3>\n
Mr. Jaishankar expressed deep concern over continuing conflicts in the Gulf region and the targeting of commercial vessels and maritime crews in international waterways, describing such actions as unacceptable.<\/p>\n
On tensions and conflicts in West Asia and the Middle East, he said a two-State solution was necessary for lasting peace, while calling for restraint, de-escalation, protection of civilians and the uninterrupted flow of energy and commerce.<\/p>\n
The war in Ukraine was equally concerning as it entered its fifth year, he said.<\/p>\n
Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Jaishankar said the focus must shift from \u201can endless war\u201d to \u201cending the war\u201d, adding that India supported initiatives aimed at achieving peace.<\/p>\n
\u2018Everything is being weaponized\u2019<\/h3>\n
Mr. Jaishankar warned that a world continually subjected to threats and pressure was living \u201con the brink of the abyss\u201d, underlining the need for stability, security and predictability.<\/p>\n
After eight decades of the UN, this should have become the prevailing trend, he said. Instead, \u201cwe are witnessing circumstances in which everything is being weaponized.\u201d<\/p>\n
From finance and market access to supply chains and technology, a mindset of \u201chyper-competition\u201d was taking hold, he said, with institutions weakening and countries increasingly focusing on de-risking and diversification.<\/p>\n
The resulting crises involving food, fuel, fertilizers and financing had made conditions particularly challenging for the Global South, he added.<\/p>\n
\u2018Scourge\u2019 of terrorism<\/h3>\n
Mr. Jaishankar described terrorism as a persistent threat to peace and said State-sponsored, cross-border terrorism represented \u201ca direct affront to the global order\u201d.<\/p>\n
Governments involved must be held accountable, he said, insisting there could be no weakening of \u201czero tolerance\u201d towards terrorism.<\/p>\n
Referring to remarks made during Friday\u2019s session of the General Debate, he accused \u201ca serial practitioner of terrorism\u201d of misrepresenting facts and seeking to normalize terrorism.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is for the perpetrator of terrorism to mend its ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Development and a multipolar world<\/h3>\n
Turning to India\u2019s development, Mr. Jaishankar said the country\u2019s progress had advanced the prospects of one-sixth of humanity, highlighting the role of digital public infrastructure in governance and delivery of socioeconomic benefits.<\/p>\n
He said India had also supported 600 development projects in 78 countries, spanning clean energy, infrastructure, sustainable agriculture and information technology.<\/p>\n
The world was moving towards multipolarity, he added, and the international order established in 1945 was confronting new realities.<\/p>\n
Adjustment to that changing world \u201cwill not be easy\u201d, he cautioned, arguing that civilized dialogue was essential and that a large part of humanity could not be excluded.<\/p>\n
He closed by invoking the words inscribed on Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s statue at the UN:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no path to peace. Peace is the path.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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