Former UK PM Sunak: The Old Global Order is Gone, UK-India Partnership Vital in New Multipolar World

Oct 17, 2025 11:04 pm CST

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discusses the shifting global economic landscape, emphasizing that the old global order has disappeared in favor of multipolarity and stronger domestic capabilities. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, he highlighted the strategic importance of the recently signed India-UK trade deal and identified technology, security, semiconductors, and biotechnology as key areas for bilateral cooperation in an increasingly protectionist world.