Rishi Sunak meets PM Modi in New Delhi, congratulates him on 25 years in public service

Former UK Prime Minister PM Rishi Sunak on Tuesday said countries such as India and those in the Gulf were increasingly able to chart their own course in a changing global order and would not always agree with the United States US or China pointing to growing geopolitical uncertainty and shifting global power dynamics news agency ANI reportedSunak also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and congratulated him on completing 25 years in public service praising his commitment work ethic and energyPrime Minister narendramodi great to see you in New Delhi today Congratulations on 25 years in public service a remarkable achievement It was a pleasure to work with you when I was Prime Minister Your commitment your work ethic your energy is an example to us all The UK India relationship is going from strength to strength under your leadership Our two countries cooperating more on trade tech and AI is vital in a less predictable world I know that Britain and India will continue to grow ever closer in the years ahead mdash Rishi Sunak RishiSunak October 13 2026Speaking during a panel discussion titled The End of Predictability at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 in New Delhi Sunak said the world was moving away from the multilateral rulesbased framework that had shaped the global economy creating new uncertainties and risksHe said the current US President Donald Trump was a symptom rather than the cause of the shift away from the established international framework and warned that the emerging global order was creating considerable geopolitical uncertainty and dangerChinas growing global influenceSunak described Chinas emergence as a peer competitor to the US across economic military and technological domains as a significant new feature of the global economySo China is a peer competitor for the US across economic military and technological domains That is a new feature of the world economy he saidHighlighting the growing ability of countries such as India and those in the Gulf to pursue independent approaches Sunak said they would increasingly make decisions based on their own interests rather than necessarily aligning with Washington or BeijingCountries like India like the Gulf now are able to chart their own course Theyre not going to always agree with the US or China Theyre going to do what they want and thats a new feature the former UK PM saidSunak flags rising global security risksSunak also expressed concern over the global security environment citing the increasing number of armed conflicts and their implications for international stabilityAnd I think its no coincidence that right now there are more armed conflicts happening than at any point since World War II 61 different statebased armed conflicts around the world Now I look at that and Im worried he saidI think President Trump probably looks at that and thinks 61 opportunities to win the Nobel Peace Prize he addedSunak further referred to remarks by the US Presidents deputy chief of staff on the changing international environment saying they reflected a world increasingly shaped by power and strategic strengthBut his deputy chief of staff said something instructive about the environment and he said we are living in a world that is governed by force that is governed by strength that is governed by power Sunak saidWhile describing this assessment as somewhat extreme Sunak stressed that hard power was becoming increasingly important He said countries were recognising the close links between economic security national security and technological capabilitiesThe panel discussion The End of Predictability examined leadership in an era when uncertainty fragmentation and disruption have become defining features of the global economy The session also featured Natarajan Chandrasekaran Chairman of Tata Sons and Jonathan Gray President and Chief Operating Officer of BlackstoneWith ANI inputs