New Delhi, April 6 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the global economic landscape has moved from a phase of isolated shocks to one of "permanent volatility", underlining rising uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions and economic disruptions.

Addressing the Golden Jubilee event of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in Delhi, Sitharaman pointed to several global challenges that have reshaped the world economy in recent years.

"The current year is even more challenging as we move from a landscape of 'shocks' to one of 'permanent volatility,'" she said.

The global economy has faced repeated disruptions, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the Russia-Ukraine war, tensions in the Middle E...