“We are very much wedded to strategic autonomy,” said Mr. Jaishankar at an event on India and Germany navigating global uncertainty with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at the Munich Security Conference. Mr Jaishankar insisted that the government could continue to exert strategic autonomy as it wished. Mr. Jaishankar suggested that oil companies in India, Europe and other places looked at market factors to determine what is in their best interest. An “ agenda-based coming together of countries on a regular basis” was “very much the hallmark of Indian diplomacy” for about two decades, Mr. Jaishankar added. ‘Stay tuned’ on Quad Summit: JaishankarOn the Quad, Mr. Jaishankar said, the summit, which was meant to be held in 2025 in India was not cancelled, because it had not been specifically scheduled.

Source: The Hindu February 15, 2026 14:40 UTC