Moscow, Aug. 20 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the importance of dependable and steady partners as he shared some "common lessons" learned from the recent turbulence, like the Covid pandemic, conflicts, political and economic shifts, and trade vitality.

In his remarks at the India-Russia Business Forum in Moscow, EAM Jaishankar highlighted several key lessons, including the need to address concerns over dependence on a limited number of markets, reliance on narrow connectivity, and the costs of insufficient research into new opportunities, partnerships, and domains.

"Let me start with the big picture. In the last few years, we have experienced the impact of the Covid pandemic, of conflicts, of political and econom...