Urged Brics nations to create predictable business environment: S Jaishankar

Supply chain connectivity and trade facilitation have emerged to be crucial, but so do building robust services, agriculture and agri-technology, digital delivery, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), startups, and women-led enterprises, he added. Jaishankar proposed “greater self-reliance” for BRICS for higher economic security. “The objective is to strengthen our ability to absorb shocks while remaining connected and competitive,” he said. The minister called for genuine market practices, dependable logistics, predictable business environment, diversified commercial relationships, and transparent trade and investment. “It also calls for energy systems capable of coping with disruption and transition pathways which are suited to different…