Jaishankar highlights global conflicts at UN event - what's the ‘4F’ crisis

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, speaking at the Asia Society at the conclusion of the UN High-Level Week in New York, highlighted the difficult state of the world, multiple conflicts and what he termed the “4F” crisis — food, fuel, fertiliser and finance.While speaking at a event, Jaishankar said, "We have right now two major ongoing conflicts, each one of whom has a consequence for every country in the world. These are conflicts with enormous repercussions. On top of that, the situation in the Middle East or West Asia, as we call it, remains very difficult.