India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar warned on Monday, September 28, during a conversation at the Asia Society in New York, that the conflicts involving Ukraine and Iran could push the entire world into a “horrendous food crisis” as early as next month. He said the conflicts have already caused a severe disruption in global rice supplies and placed immense pressure on developing economies in the Global South.
Jaishankar said energy availability in international markets has become severely constrained. He warned that efforts by any country to politicize the issue would further complicate the market, while concerns about oil-supply security and the politics surrounding it are creating a severe crisis. Shipments from major grain-exporting countries, particularly in and around the Black Sea, have been disrupted. At the same time, production has been affected in major rice-producing countries, including West Asia and Russia, causing substantial fluctuations in global rice supply.
He cautioned that if the conflicts were combined with climate-change effects such as El Niño, the world could face a much larger food crisis next month. The energy crisis, disruptions in food and rice supplies, and the flight of financial capital from the Global South to safer markets during the war have together created severe economic pressure on developing countries. Criticizing policymakers in developed countries, Jaishankar said no country should be so self-centered that it can dismiss the harm its decisions inflict on others as merely “unintentional.”
Turning to political instability, he said the energy crisis directly fuels it, as was seen in countries neighboring Russia after the Ukraine war. He fears the current situation in Iran and the subcontinental region will intensify the problem. In a global conflict, he said, some countries may be able to maintain their independence and sovereignty, while others may face greater difficulty, depending on the circumstances. Some countries may also intervene openly, while others may work to prevent conflict, he added.
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Publish Date: 2026-09-30 12:24:00
