New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India's growing concerns about constriction of energy trade, market access and supply chain reliability were highlighted by external affairs minister S Jaishankar at the East Asia Summit in Malaysia on Monday, against the backdrop of strains created by geopolitical disputes, tariffs and sanctions. Jaishankar, who represented India at several meetings on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, said the world community must adhere to zero tolerance for terrorism and step up efforts to resolve conflicts such as those in Gaza and Ukraine, which have jeopardised food security and threatened energy flows. "Energy trade is increasingly constricted, with resulting market distortions. Principles are applied selectively and what is preached is not necessarily practised," Jaishankar said. "There are growing concerns about the reliability of supply chains and access to markets. Technology advancement has become very competitive, the quest for natural resources even more so," he said, without directly referring to the churn set off by US trade policies. The Indian side, in recent weeks, has also expressed concern about restrictions imposed by China on exports of rare earth minerals and heavy machinery. US President Donald Trump imposed the 25% penal tariff on Indian exports to that country in August, weeks after levying a 25% reciprocal tariff. Even as Indian and American officials remained engaged in trade discussions, Trump last week hit Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, with sanctions that have impacted energy supplies to India. The churn currently being witnessed will result in an inevitable response, the minister elaborated. "Adjustments will be made, calculations will come into play, fresh understandings will be forged, new opportunities will emerge and resilient solutions will be devised," he said. "At the end of the day, the realities of technology, of competitiveness, of market size, digitisation, connectivity, of talent and of mobility cannot be ignored. Multipolarity is not just here to stay but to grow," he said. Describing terrorism as a "continuous and corrosive threat", Jaishankar said while delivering India's national statement at the East Asia Summit that the world community "must display zero tolerance" with "no room for ambivalence" towards terror. "Our right of defence against terrorism can never be compromised," he said....