{
  "id": 11932316,
  "title": "Jaishankar calls for 'Goldilocks' US-China balance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/jaishankar-calls-for-goldilocks-us-china-balance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:37:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/you-dont-want-it-too-hot-too-good-jaishankar-calls-for-a-goldilocks-scenario-to-navigate-us-china-rivalry/articleshow/134675233.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urged for a balanced US-China power dynamic during a speech at the Munich Leaders Meeting. He argued that emerging and middle powers must navigate the fractured global order through self-reliance, strategic hedging, and pragmatic partnerships rather than rigid alliances. The US has recently adopted a lonelier stance, while China's expansion has intensified competition, weaponising leverage across supply chains and production. Jaishankar proposed a Goldilocks scenario, advocating for a middle-path approach where the stronger nation effectively leverages its advantages. Emerging and middle powers across the Global South and North are reassessing their roles, focusing on self-reliance, diversification, and resilient supply chains. A new architecture is emerging, with middle powers leveraging their collective voices to stabilise a volatile multipolar world, with a reasonable degree of convergence as the operating principle.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}