At the Jeju Forum 2026, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reframed today’s fractured world not just as a crisis but as an opportunity. He argued fragmentation is here to stay—and in some ways healthy, since it weakens dominance and widens space for many voices. But fragmentation brings trade-offs: efficiency, stability, and security can suffer. Jaishankar’s answer is clear: deeper, smarter cooperation must address those downsides. He reminded listeners that history has always mixed globalization with fragmentation; what’s new is the complexity and drivers of division. The urgent task, he said, is to reinvent cooperation to manage modern fragmentation and preserve order without reverting to old power structures. Tune in for a sharp take on the future of global governance