Summary of this article
Jaishankar says global workforce is inevitable due to demographic gaps in many countries.
He links workforce distribution to trade shifts and US H-1B visa changes affecting Indian professionals.
Emphasises national capacity building, resilience, and adaptable digital infrastructure like India’s DPI.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said the world’s changing demographics and economic demands make a global workforce inevitable, stressing the need for a contemporary and efficient model that can be distributed across countries.
Addressing the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) event ‘At the Heart of Development: Aid, Trade, and Technology’ on the margins of the UN General Assembly session, Jaishankar highlighted that many countries cannot meet