Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2026, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered a powerful assessment of the changing global order. He emphasized that multipolarity is now a permanent reality, meaning power in the world is increasingly distributed among multiple nations rather than dominated by a few major powers. Jaishankar explained that while big countries may form temporary partnerships on specific issues, the era where major powers could strike grand deals and expect the rest of the world to simply accept them is over. He also highlighted that multipolarity and multilateralism are not necessarily in conflict, and global cooperation can still thrive within a multipolar framework. His remarks underline how international politics is evolving toward a more balanced and complex system of global power.