New York, Sept. 29 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday warned that the erosion of global rules and the growing emphasis on one-to-one deals could push the world towards a more competitive and potentially "Hobbesian" order, saying India would respond by diversifying its partnerships and protecting its strategic interests.
Speaking at the Asia Society during the UN General Assembly session, Jaishankar said the international system is undergoing a fundamental shift, with countries increasingly pursuing sharper definitions of their national interests and negotiating new bargains rather than relying on the assumptions of the old global order.
"The pretense has dropped for everybody. Everybody is openly dealing with everybody e...