Foreign minister S Jaishankar has warned that the world is facing a major food crisis that has been sparked by global unrest. This, coupled with the energy crisis is going to put many nations under considerable pressure. It will be compounded by super El Nino, the natural climate pattern that warms ocean waters and causes severe ripple effects including on rainfall and therefore food production.
Then, without naming US or Russia, he said those responsible for bringing about this situation cannot brush it off by saying that it was not intended.
The ripple effects of the Ukraine conflict and the Iran-Gulf crisis are already resonating heavily far beyond the borders of the nations directly involved, S Jaishankar said. The food crisis, he indicated, is already brewing because of certain ongoing factors.
Nations – especially developing ones – are confronting challenges in multiple area including food, fuel, fertilisers, and finance and can now find themselves left with minimal fiscal buffer to absorb further volatility, he added. Because of certain ongoing factors, the food crisis, he indicated, is already brewing.
The ripple effects of the Ukraine conflict and the Iran-Gulf crisis are already resonating heavily far beyond the borders of the nations directly involved, Jaishankar said.
