Should India Weaponise Trade? India's EAM Jaishankar Answers | Palki Sharma | Raisina Dialogue 2025

Should India Weaponise Trade? India EAM Jaishankar Answers | Palki Sharma | Raisina Dialogue 2025 Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi, Joel Kaplan, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Meta, USA, Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Fincantieri, Italy, Marianne Demarchi, Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Swift and S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, India talked about the how is foreign policy evolving amidst shifting global dynamics of trade and finance, and digital weaponisation. In conversation with Palki Sharma, Managing Editor, Firstpost, the panel also discussed how political decisions are shaping businesses and are being implicated by them. When asked about India's stance on weaponising trade and financial institutions and should tariffs be a part of India's foreign policy, Jaishankar said, "Whether we like it or not, it is a reality. Countries use them (tariffs). In fact, if one looks at the last decade, we have seen a much greater weaponisation of pretty much any kind of capability or economic activity." "At the end of the day for a government, for a commissar of the government, you fight for your business because you're fighting for your employment," he added. Watch the full conversation only on Firstpost. --- India | Trade Tariffs | Trade Sanctions | Weaponisation | Trade | Raisina Dialogue 2025 | ORF India | MEA India | Palki Sharma | Samir Saran | S Jaishankar | PM Narendra Modi | Observer Research Foundation | Ministry of External Affairs | Foreign Policy | Foreign Affairs | Global Affairs | Raisina Dialogue Kalachakra | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #india #tradetariffs #tradesanctions #weaponisation #trade #raisinadialogue #raisinadialogue2025 #narendramodi #sjaishankar #palkisharma #samirsaran #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V